The Keeper of Lost Causes

"Nothing is forgotten forever"

2013 1h 33m DA

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★7.0TMDB · 861

ThrillerMysteryCrime

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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.

“Nothing is forgotten forever”

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Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Carl Mørck
Fares Fares
Hafez el-Assad
Sonja Richter
Merete Lynggaard
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Uffe Lynggaard
Søren Pilmark
Marcus Jacobsen
Peter Plaugborg
'Lasse'
Per Scheel Krüger
Anker
Troels Lyby
Hardy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
Writers: Nikolaj Arcel, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Nikolaj Arcel
Languages: Danish, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martin Schade 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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Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares and Sonja Richter carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikkel Nørgaard directs. Eric Kress behind the camera. Johan Söderqvist scores. Martin Schade cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.
3International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
4Part of the "Department Q Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Johan Söderqvist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Martin Schade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares and Sonja Richter carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Nothing is forgotten forever".
10IMDB entry: tt2438644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "based on novel or book", "denmark", "sweden", "disappearance".