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Special Unit - The First Murder (2025)

Original title: Rejseholdet: Det Første Mord

2025-08-25 · 2h 5m · DA
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Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.

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Christoffer BoeDirector, WriterLasse Kyed RasmussenWriter

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Alex Høgh AndersenAlex Høgh AndersenOtto HimmelstrupMathilde Arcel FockMathilde Arcel FockCamillaNicolaj KopernikusNicolaj KopernikusPRKatrine Greis-RosenthalKatrine Greis-RosenthalLise FaberAsk BerntsenAsk BerntsenTom FaberKristian HalkenKristian HalkenOle HansenMille LehfeldtMille LehfeldtNete SchwartzLars RantheLars RantheSkov NielsenFlemming EnevoldFlemming EnevoldValdemar MensenEmil HyldeborgEmil HyldeborgKaj FiskClara RugaardClara RugaardNynne BachLucas Lynggaard TønnesenLucas Lynggaard TønnesenChristian Rosenfelt

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Genre affinityCrime · Drama · HistoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference413520Actor preference273239 · 1320048 · 219985Country preferenceDkDecade preference2020

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What is Special Unit - The First Murder about?

Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.

How long is Special Unit - The First Murder?

Special Unit - The First Murder has a runtime of 125 minutes.