8 April 2024

Department Q - A Conspiracy of Faith

 

Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (Flaskpost från P) 2016

  • Director: Hans Petter Moland
  • Seen by this director: Ut och stjälar hästar, Aberdeen
  • Based on the book by Jussi Adler-Olsen
  • Cast: Nikolai Lie-Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jakob Lohman, Amanda Collin, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Jakob Oftebro
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Nikolai Lie-Kaas – The Whistleblower, Fasanjägare, Kvinnan i rummet
    • Fares Fares – Chernobyl, Rogue One, Jalla jalla, Fasanjägare, Kvinnan i rummet
    • Pål Sverre Hagen – Ut och staller hästar, Kon-tiki
    • Johanne Louise Schmidt – Fasanjägarna
    • Jakob Ofterbro – Drottning Margareta, The Snowman, Bron, Kon-tiki
  • Why? The first two.
  • Seen: 1 April 2024 

       A bottle is found. It contains a letter written some ten years ago by a child begging for help. The case is given to Department Q, Danish cops Carl (Lie-Kaas, Assad (Fares) and Rose (Schmidt).

       Missing kids, religious sects, existential debates between Assad (sort of Muslim: ‘there’s something bigger than us’) and Carl (surly atheist).

       Dark, twisted, suspenseful and great acting. Just like the first two.      

4* of 5  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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