Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder
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2025
2h 5m
7.2(26 votes)
Crime
Drama
History

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Nordisk Film
Lava Films
Det Danske Filminstitut

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Alex Høgh Andersen

Otto Himmelstrup

Alex Høgh Andersen
Acting

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Camilla

Mathilde Arcel Fock
Acting

Nicolaj Kopernikus

PR

Nicolaj Kopernikus
Acting

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Lise Faber

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Acting

Ask Berntsen

Tom Faber

Ask Berntsen
Acting

Kristian Halken

Ole Hansen

Kristian Halken
Acting

Mille Lehfeldt

Nete Schwartz

Mille Lehfeldt
Acting

Lars Ranthe

Skov Nielsen

Lars Ranthe
Acting

Flemming Enevold

Valdemar Mensen

Flemming Enevold
Acting

Emil Hyldeborg

Kaj Fisk

Emil Hyldeborg
Acting

Clara Rugaard

Nynne Bach

Clara Rugaard
Acting

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Christian Rosenfelt

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Acting

Frederik Winther Rasmussen

Max Castenskiold

Frederik Winther Rasmussen
Acting

Thomas Kirk

Hotelmanager

Thomas Kirk
Writing

Niels Hausgaard

Borgmester

Niels Hausgaard
Acting

Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen

Ottos mor

Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen
Acting

Victor Marcussen

Strandhotel ansat

Victor Marcussen
Acting

Mette Kolding

Inge

Mette Kolding
Acting

Peter Flyvholm

Thorleif

Peter Flyvholm
Acting

Hans Henrik Clemensen

Doktor

Hans Henrik Clemensen
Sound

Jeppe Kaas

Doktor Villumsen

Jeppe Kaas
Acting

Kasper Leisner

Ulrik Brøns

Kasper Leisner
Acting

Mathilde Eusebius

Telefondame

Mathilde Eusebius
Acting

Marianne Høgsbro

Avissekretær

Marianne Høgsbro
Acting

Maria Rich

Viggos mor

Maria Rich
Acting

Oliver Due

Tjener

Oliver Due
Acting

Søren Sætter-Lassen

Radiostemme (voice)

Søren Sætter-Lassen

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