

The Purity of Vengeance
2018-10-04 · 118 min · ★ 7.1
Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the early sixties.
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Production details
- Directors
- Christoffer Boe
- Production companies
- Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, TV 2, ZDF, TV4, TV 2, TrustNordisk, FilmFyn, nordmedia, Det Danske Filminstitut, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
- Countries
- Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 470,000
Top Cast
Nikolaj Lie KaasCarl Mørck
Fares FaresHafez el-Assad
Johanne Louise SchmidtRose Knudsen
Søren PilmarkMarcus Jacobsen
Fanny Leander BornedalNete som ung
Clara RosagerRita
Amanda RadeljakNour
Anders HoveCurt Wad som ældre
Nicolas BroBrandt
Elliott Crosset HoveCurt Wad som ung
Birthe NeumannNete som ældre
Anders JuulGunnar
Michael BrostrupBørge Bak
Marianne HøgsbroBeate Wad
Vibeke HastrupMie Nørvig
Trine PallesenMette
Nastja ArcelElse Munk
Jela Natius AbildgaardSimone
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