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The Keeper of Lost Causes
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The Keeper of Lost Causes

2013-10-03 · 93 min · ★ 7.0

Thriller · Mystery · Crime

Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanished when she and her brother were traveling aboard a ferry five years ago.

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Production details

Directors
Mikkel Nørgaard
Production companies
Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, TV 2, ZDF, TV 2, ZDF Enterprises, TrustNordisk
Countries
Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden
Status
Released
Budget
USD 5,650,000
Revenue
USD 13,700,000

Top Cast

Nikolaj Lie KaasNikolaj Lie KaasCarl Mørck
Fares FaresFares FaresHafez el-Assad
Sonja RichterSonja RichterMerete Lynggaard
Mikkel Boe FølsgaardMikkel Boe FølsgaardUffe Lynggaard
Søren PilmarkSøren PilmarkMarcus Jacobsen
Peter PlaugborgPeter Plaugborg'Lasse'
Per Scheel KrügerPer Scheel KrügerAnker
Troels LybyTroels LybyHardy
Øyvind Fabricius HolmØyvind Fabricius HolmDød mand
Divya DasDivya DasNyhedsvært
Rasmus BotoftRasmus BotoftTage Baggesen
Patricia SchumannPatricia SchumannSøs Norup
Marie MondrupMarie MondrupHelle
Kenneth CarmohnKenneth CarmohnMand på færge
Michael BrostrupMichael BrostrupBørge Bak
Jeff PitznerBeboer på Egely
Lane LindLane LindForstander på Egely
Marijana JankovićMarijana JankovićTereza
Anton HonikAnton HonikJesper
Camilla SlyngborgCamilla SlyngborgTV Journalist

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