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Special Unit - The First Murder (2025)
movie · 125 min · 6.3/10
Streaming in Sweden on Prime Video.
Rent or buy on Viaplay.
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.
Starring Alex Høgh Andersen, Mathilde Arcel Fock, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Ask Berntsen, Kristian Halken, Mille Lehfeldt, Lars Ranthe.