The highly anticipated Zentropa-produced Department Q-thriller THE ABSENT ONE has released new footage - see the trailer right here
THE ABSENT ONE which will premiere domestically this autumn is the second installment in the Department Q franchise based on the bestselling books by Jussi Adler-Olsen and stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas (A SECOND CHANCE, 2014) and Fares Fares (TYRANT, 2014- and ZERO DARK THIRTY, 2013). The two reunite as Carl and Assad and will be joined by acclaimed actors Pilou Asbæk and David Dencik (both THE BORGIAS, 2011-13).
Director Mikkel Nørgaard, who also directed the first film in the franchise, THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES (2013), is directing THE ABSENT ONE with a script written by praised scriptwriter duo Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, 2009 and A ROYAL AFFAIR, 2012).
THE ABSENT ONE tells the story of two young twins who are found brutally murdered in a summer cottage in 1994. A number of clues point in the direction of a group of young upper class students from a nearby boarding school, but the case is closed as a local outsider pleads guilty and is convicted for the murders.
When the case ends up on Carl Mørck´s desk 20 years later, he soon realises that something is terribly wrong. As Carl and Assad start investigating the case, they are led on to an old emergency call from a desperate girl who seems to know the secrets of the murders. Soon they are plunged into an intense search for the girl, Kimmie, who has been missing since the murders happened. But Carl and Assad are not the only ones trying to track her down as the gir´s testimonial is of great danger to a group of influential men at the top of society who will do all they can to keep her silent.
THE ABSENT ONE is produced by the Zentropa Group in cooperation with TV2 Danmark, ZDF German Television Network, ZDF Enterprises, TV4 Sverige, TV2 Norge in co-production with Film i Väst. With support from the Danish Film Institute, Eurimages, Deutscher Filmförderfonds and Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein. Developed with support from the Media Programme of the European Union.
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