Boundless

2024 2h 6m DA

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 99

ThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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In a moment of cowardice, Detective Carl Mørck sends Rose, his junior colleague in Department Q, to the remote Danish island of Bornholm to answer his old colleague Christian Habersaat's repeated requests. But during his forced retirement ceremony Christian kills himself sending Rose into a journey deep into her own traumatic past. Later, Department Q are embroiled into an old cold case of a girl found dead hanging in a tree.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ulrich Thomsen
Carl Mørck
Afshin Firouzi
Assad
Sofie Torp
Rose
Hedda Stiernstedt
Pirjo
Joachim Fjelstrup
Atu
Mads Reuther
Gordon
Rasmus Bjerg
SVK
Helle Fagralid
June Habersaat

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writers: Jakob Weis, Jussi Adler-Olsen
Languages: English, Danish, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Germany, Estonia

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Danish, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Germany, Estonia.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Department Q Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ole Christian Madsen, shot by Jørgen Johansson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jonas Struck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frederik Strunk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ulrich Thomsen and Afshin Firouzi and Sofie Torp carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ole Christian Madsen directs. Jørgen Johansson behind the camera. Jonas Struck scores. Frederik Strunk cuts. Produced in Denmark, Germany, Estonia. Dialogue in English, Danish, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Danish, Swedish.
3International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Germany, Estonia.
4Part of the "Department Q Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Ole Christian Madsen, shot by Jørgen Johansson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jonas Struck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Frederik Strunk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ulrich Thomsen and Afshin Firouzi and Sofie Torp carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt21909366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "suicide", "based on novel or book", "detective", "cult".