The Absent One (2014) Thriller Drama Mystery Crime
The Absent One (2014) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Alias: Department Q: The Absent One
- Overall Score: ☆ 7.47/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.1/10
Metascore: ☆ 6.1/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 9.2/10
The Absent One Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Rugged and irritable Carl Morck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and his colleague, the Syria-born Assad, run the cold-case division of the Copenhagen police. After a desperate appeal to Morck about the unsolved killing of his own teenage children, an ex-cop commits suicide. This leads the detective pair on a twisted mission to discover what really happened in the 1990s at one of the country"s poshest boarding schools. Director Mikkel Norgaard reunites with lead stars Kaas and Fares to portray this taut fiction which again alternates deftly between the past and present.
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The Absent One Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2014 (more 2014 movies)
Nominations: 14
Language: Danish, French, English
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Writers: Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Mikkel Nørgaard
Producers: Jessica Ask, Jonas Bagger, Björn Eggert, Madeleine Ekman, Wolfgang Feindt, Ida Harder, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Maria Köpf, Peter Nadermann, Doris Schrenner, Louise Vesth, Julie Friis Walenciak
Editors: Morten Egholm, Frederik Strunk
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The Absent One (2014) Cast (Click to Expand)
The Absent One Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | ... | Carl Mørck |
| Fares Fares | ... | Assad |
| Pilou Asbæk | ... | Ditlev Pram |
| David Dencik | ... | Ulrik Dybbøl |
| Danica Curcic | ... | Kimmie |
| Sarah-Sofie Boussnina | ... | Kimmie som ung |
| Johanne Louise Schmidt | ... | Rose |
| Marco Ilsø | ... | Ditlev som ung |
| Beate Bille | ... | Thelma |
| Peter Christoffersen | ... | Alberg |
| Søren Pilmark | ... | Marcus Jacobsen |
| Michael Brostrup | ... | Børge Bak |
| Morten Kirkskov | ... | Lars Bjørn |
| Philip Stilling | ... | Ulrik som ung |
| Adam Ild Rohweder | ... | Bjarne som ung |
| Anton Honik | ... | Jesper |
| Kristian Høgh Jeppesen | ... | Bjarne Thøgersen |
| Katrine Greis-Rosenthal | ... | Tine |
| Hans Henrik Voetmann | ... | Henning Jørgensen |
| Hans Henrik Clemensen | ... | Bent Krum |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas (b. May 22, 1973) – Carl Mørck
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Also known as: Nikolaj Kaas - Fares Fares (b. April 29, 1973) – Assad
Sign: Taurus, Height: 6' 1¼" (1.86 m) - Pilou Asbæk (b. March 2, 1982) – Ditlev Pram
Sign: Pisces, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Pilou Asbaek | Johan Philip Asbæk - David Dencik (b. October 31, 1974) – Ulrik Dybbøl
Sign: Scorpio
Also known as: Karl David Sebastian Dencik - Danica Curcic (b. August 27, 1985) – Kimmie
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 10¾" (1.8 m) - Sarah-Sofie Boussnina (b. December 28, 1990) – Kimmie som ung
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m) - Johanne Louise Schmidt (b. October 16, 1983) – Rose
Sign: Libra - Marco Ilsø – Ditlev som ung
- Beate Bille – Thelma
- Peter Christoffersen (b. February 12, 1980) – Alberg
Sign: Aquarius - Søren Pilmark (b. October 16, 1955) – Marcus Jacobsen
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
Also known as: Narrator | Soren Pilmark | Ørkenens sønner | Ørkenes sønner - Michael Brostrup – Børge Bak
- Morten Kirkskov (b. March 28, 1963) – Lars Bjørn
Sign: Aries - Philip Stilling – Ulrik som ung
- Adam Ild Rohweder (b. October 3, 1987) – Bjarne som ung
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Also known as: Adam Rohweder | Adam Rower
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