Special Unit - The First Murder

2025Directed by Christoffer Boe

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Released: August 25, 2025
Runtime: 2h 5m

About Special Unit - The First Murder

Crime
Drama
History

Synopsis

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.

Director: Christoffer Boe
Writers: Christoffer Boe
Lasse Kyed Rasmussen
Jacob Jonia
Original title: Rejseholdet: Det Første Mord

Principal cast

In billing order

Alex Høgh AndersenOtto Himmelstrup
Mathilde Arcel FockCamilla
Nicolaj KopernikusPR
Katrine Greis-RosenthalLise Faber
Ask BerntsenTom Faber
Kristian HalkenOle Hansen

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