Special Unit - The First Murder (2025)
Rejseholdet - det første mord
127 min
Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.
- Release date
- April 9, 2025
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Budget
- $6,500,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Alex Høgh Andersen as Otto Himmelstrup
- Mathilde Arcel as Camilla Holdt
- Nicolaj Kopernikus as PR
- Katrine Greis-Rosenthal as Lise Faber
- Kristian Halken as Ole Hansen
- Mille Lehfeldt as Nete Schwartz
- Lars Ranthe as Skov Nielsen
- Flemming Enevold as Valdemar Mensen
- Clara Rugaard as Nynne Bach
- Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as Christian Rosenfelt
- Frederik Winther Rasmussen as Max Castenskiold
- Niels Hausgaard as Borgmester
- Sofia Nolsøe as Ottos mor
- Hans Henrik Clemensen as Doktor
- Jeppe Kaas as Doktor Villumsen
- Kasper Leisner as Ulrik Brøns
- Marianne Høgsbro as Avissekretær
- Maria Rich as Viggos mor
- Søren Sætter-Lassen as Radiostemme (voice)
- Ask Berntsen as Tom Faber
- Emil Hyldeborg as Kaj Fisk
Crew
- Christoffer Boe · Director
- Lasse Kyed Rasmussen · Writer
- Christoffer Boe · Writer
- Jacob Jonia · Writer
- Thomas Heinesen · Producer
- Jon Ekstrand · Composer
- Lasse Frank Johannessen · Cinematographer
- Janus Billeskov Jansen · Editor
- My Thordal · Editor
- Rie Hedegaard · Casting director
- Nikolaj Danielsen · Production designer
- Agata Trojak · Production designer