Zentropa has just released the main poster
and trailer for the upcoming feature film THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES by director
Mikkel Nørgaard.
To see the trailer please click here.
Based on the bestselling book by author Jussi
Adler-Olsen, THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is the first instalment in the upcoming
franchise about Department Q. The film will have its World premiere at the
Piazza Grande at Locarno Film Festival tomorrow evening Saturday August 10th.
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 directed by Mikkel Nørgaard (KLOWN, 2010), 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).
The film 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.
Domestic release on THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is set for October 3rd 2013
through Nordisk Film Distribution. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
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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 7 million
copies worldwide.
For more information, download of stills and
poster please click here.