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Three weeks before general elections, the leader of one of the country's largest parties, is involved in a severe car accident. The political scene is thrown into disarray. Ulrik Torp is a young, ambitious journalist, who gets caught up in a ruthless struggle for power headed by the party's two successors to leadership. .. Read more
| Starring | Anders W. Berthelsen, Soren Pilmark, Nastja Arcel, Nicolas Bro |
|---|---|
| Director | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Three weeks before general elections, the leader of one of the country's largest parties, is involved in a severe car accident. The political scene is thrown into disarray. Ulrik Torp is a young, ambitious journalist, who gets caught up in a ruthless struggle for power headed by the party's two successors to leadership. Speculation in the press and calculated lies fuel the controversy at great personal cost to many of the people involved. A cynical plot is uncovered that may involve the incumbent Prime Minister, and Ulrik is obsessed with learning the truth.
| Starring | Anders W. Berthelsen, Soren Pilmark, Nastja Arcel, Nicolas Bro |
|---|---|
| Director | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Studio | DOGWOOF PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Danish LOVEFiLM Instant: Danish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2004 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 08 Sep 2010 To Rent: DVD: 05 Dec 2005 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
Plot, counter-plot, spin and counter-spin define this modern-day Danish political thriller which adds one part Ă¢All... read more on Time Out
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Gripping Political Thriller
Set in Copenhagen, a naive newspaper environment journalist is seconded to the Parliamentary team just three weeks before an election and on the day when the ... read more »
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Ulrik Torp is no pawn
If you like Borgen, you'll love this. The protagonist is enigmatic, so you are never quite sure where the story is going. The powers that be expect him to ... read more »
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the killing-1?
made in 2005 this could be seen as the start of the Scandinavian takeover of the thriller genre but the stands up in comparison to the girl with the dragon ... read more »
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worth checking out
interesting political thriller with plenty of twists and turns.