Danish thriller
THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES based on the book by Jussi Adler-Olsen and directed
by Mikkel Nørgaard opened domestically this weekend to great reviews and box
office numbers. With 120.522 admissions in its opening weekend (175.314 incl.
pre-screenings), THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES has become the largest opening for a
local film in 2013 and the second largest opening for a local film in Denmark
in more than a decade.
In terms of
admissions, after the first weekend including pre-screenings in the Danish
cinemas, THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is also currently on par with the first
installment in the hugely popular Millennium-trilogy, the adaptation of Stieg
Larsson´s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2009).
The great
opening of THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES marks a personal triumph for director Mikkel
Nørgaard and Zentropa-producer Louise Vesth who is now the team behind the two
biggest local openings in Denmark during the last decade, the hit comedy KLOWN
(2010) and THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES.
The second
installment THE ABSENT ONE, which will also be directed by Nørgaard, is
currently shooting and set for release in autumn 2014.
World
premiering at Locarno Film Festival in August to excellent reviews, THE KEEPER
OF LOST CAUSES is the first film in the upcoming franchise based on the
bestselling book series about Department Q. So far TrustNordisk has sold THE
KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES to more than 35 countries including key territories such
as Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Australia and China.
With screenplay by Nikolaj Arcel who wrote and directed
A ROYAL AFFAIR (2012) and who also wrote the script for THE GIRL WITH THE
DRAGON TATTOO (2009) and starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas (ANGELS & DEMONS, 2009)
and Fares Fares (SAFE HOUSE, 2012 and ZERO DARK THIRTY, 2013) THE KEEPER OF
LOST CAUSES tells the story of chief detective Carl Mørck and his assistant
Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning the mystery of
politician Merete Lynggaard´s disappearance - a journey that takes them deep
into the undercurrent of abuse and malice that lurks beneath the polished
surface of Scandinavia.
THE KEEPER OF
LOST CAUSES is produced by the Zentropa Group in cooperation with TV2 Denmark,
ZDF German Television Network, ZDF Enterprises, TV2 Norway and in co-production
with Film i Väst. With support from the Danish Film Institute, Eurimages,
Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and
Allerød Kommune. Developed with support from the Media Programme of the
European Union.
TrustNordisk handles international sales.
ABOUT THE BOOKS
THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES was published in 2007 and is so far followed by four
books in the series about Department Q. The books have been awarded with
numerous prizes and have been placed on several bestseller lists both
nationally and internationally. In October 2012, Jussi Adler-Olsen received the
Barry Award in the US for Best Novel of the Year and in August 2012 THE KEEPER
OF LOST CAUSES made it to The New York Times bestseller list.
The books in the series have been sold to more than 35 countries and sold in
more than 8 million copies worldwide.