The Purity of Vengeance

2018 1h 58m DA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 570

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Carl Mørck
Fares Fares
Hafez el-Assad
Johanne Louise Schmidt
Rose Knudsen
Søren Pilmark
Marcus Jacobsen
Fanny Leander Bornedal
Nete som ung
Clara Rosager
Rita
Luise Skov
Gitte Charles
Amanda Radeljak
Nour

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christoffer Boe
Writers: Bo Hr. Hansen, Mikkel Nørgaard, Nikolaj Arcel
Languages: Danish, Italian, Spanish, Arabic
Countries: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden

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MONEY

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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Danish, Italian, Spanish, Arabic.

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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 Christoffer Boe, shot by Jacob Møller. 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 Mikkel Maltha. 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 Janus Billeskov Jansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christoffer Boe directs. Jacob Møller behind the camera. Mikkel Maltha scores. Janus Billeskov Jansen cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, Italian, Spanish, Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Danish, Italian, Spanish, Arabic.
4International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
5Part of the "Department Q Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Christoffer Boe, shot by Jacob Møller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Mikkel Maltha. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares and Johanne Louise Schmidt carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt6916362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "denmark", "co-workers relationship", "nordic noir".