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The Absent One

Play trailer Poster for The Absent One 2014,  1h 59m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Detectives race to find a possible witness to a 20-year-old double homicide before the killers get to her.

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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times Jun 23, 2016
Another unsavory journey into contemporary Denmark's seamier underbelly. Go to Full Review
Ken Jaworowski New York Times Jun 16, 2016
Mikkel Norgaard, the director, propels the story by smartly sticking to the formula he used in the previous film: hints of menace, gorgeously shadowed shots and long flashbacks. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray AV Club Jun 16, 2016
B+
Although each of the first three films tells a full, discrete story, they work best cumulatively, as the ongoing adventures of one cranky, conscientious cop. Go to Full Review
Kevin Harley Total Film Jan 2, 2017
3/5
Lie Laas' furrowed lead and Nrgaard's taut orchestration of flashback-pumped plotting help flesh out old clichs - at least until the climax takes a glum turn for the overwrought. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Apr 15, 2016
[A] grim treat, mining suspense and urgency from intensely plotted dual timelines of brutal criminality. A must for fans of rumpled, cynical, bitter detectives. Go to Full Review
Gloria Daniels-Moss HeyUGuys Apr 11, 2016
4/5
This compelling sequel makes for a nail biting murder mystery that skilfully presents a relatively clichd story that we have all seen countless times before in a unique manner. Go to Full Review
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Theodore W Aug 5, 2018 Much more coherent and tightly plotted than the terrible book on which it is based, and certainly played and produced to an extremely high standard, but still suffers from a credulity issue, with simplistic characterisation which struggles to convince. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Mikkel Nørgaard

Director

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Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Carl Mørck

Johanne Louise Schmidt

Rose

Pilou Asbæk

Ditlev Pram

David Dencik

Ulrik Dybbøl

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The Absent One

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Movie Info

Synopsis Detectives race to find a possible witness to a 20-year-old double homicide before the killers get to her.
Director
Mikkel Nørgaard
Producer
Jonas Bagger, Madeleine Ekman, Maria Köpf, Louise Vesth, Jack Dingas
Screenwriter
Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, Jussi Adler-Olsen
Production Co
Zentropa Entertainment
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 59m
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