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The Guilty

- The crime is bigger than you think

Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and with the phone as his only tool, Asger races against time to get help and find her.

Release Date : 2018-02-22

Language :Danish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Nordisk Film Denmark

Production Country : Denmark

Alternative Titles : The Guilty

Cast

Character Name : Asger Holm

Original Name : Jakob Cedergren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iben (voice)

Original Name : Jessica Dinnage

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rashid (voice)

Original Name : Omar Shargawi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael (voice)

Original Name : Johan Olsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bo (voice)

Original Name : Jacob Lohmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mathilde (voice)

Original Name : Katinka Evers-Jahnsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : North Zealand Shift Chief (voice)

Original Name : Jeanette Lindbæk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Junkie (voice)

Original Name : Simon Bennebjerg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist (voice)

Original Name : Laura Bro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man at Skælbækgade Street (voice)

Original Name : Morten Suurballe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Nightclub (voice)

Original Name : Guuled Abdi Youssef

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunk Woman (voice)

Original Name : Caroline Løppke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer in House (voice)

Original Name : Peter Christoffersen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer in Car (voice)

Original Name : Nicolai Wendelbo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alarm Dispatcher #1

Original Name : Morten Thunbo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alarm Dispatcher #2

Original Name : Maria Gersby Cissé

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alarm Dispatcher #3

Original Name : Anders Brink Madsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Afternoon Watch #1

Original Name : Tommy Bach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Afternoon Watch #2

Original Name : Jan Christensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Afternoon Watch #3

Original Name : Christian Lassen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Watch #1

Original Name : Michael Rud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Watch #2

Original Name : Jørgen Niclasen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Watch #3

Original Name : Helena Malmros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Watch #4

Original Name : Axel Christensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maskestemmer #1

Original Name : Alexander Clement

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maskestemmer #2

Original Name : Camilla Lau

Gender : Female

Reviews

Jan

@dgbrtch

2021-06-23

Absolutely loved it - a "small" but great movie, and best proof that you don't need a big budget to keep an audience glued to the screen and at the edge of their seats. It's basically a room, a man and a telephone, and still manages to tell an intense story (and with a twist). Grim, but still has a few fun moments of relief. Fantastic performance by Jakob Cedergren, who also turned out to be a really nice guy (saw it Zurich Film Festival, and there was a Q&A with him). If you have a chance, go see it!

r96sk

@r96sk

2023-06-15

Great stuff, I love films like this. 'The Guilty' is a film that takes place at just one location, something that always has the potential to hinder a film's watchability - but when it's done right, there is nothing more engrossing to watch, and this 2018 flick is just that. I did predict where it was going, but as I always say: predictability in itself is never a negative, for me anyway. I can still appreciate what a film attempts to do and can enjoy seeing the filmmakers pull it off. The whole 90 minutes or so of this is absorbing, it's portrayed superbly throughout - terrific dialogue, editing, sound and, of course, acting. Jakob Cedergren makes for a top quality lead. A brilliant performance! Given how the film is told, the rest of the cast don't have much to work with so it's very much the Cedergren show - but, still, the likes of Jessica Dinnage, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen and Johan Olsen add to the film positively with their more audible contributions. I'm fascinated to see how the American remake went of this. I'm a fan of Jake Gyllenhaal's and I think I have seen an image of him next to a red light, which I presume is in fact a shot out of the 2021 retelling. I'm hoping they did something with it similarly to Gyllenhaal's 2011 film 'Source Code', which I adore, but I shall see at some point in the future, hopefully. As for this, I'd highly recommend it!