Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
dir. Mikkel Nørgaard (2013) [Danish, subtitled; originally ‘Kvinden i buret’]
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Danish cold case crime drama whose value (beyond standard Nordic Noir) lies in a killer driven by plausible motivation, and the ‘thrown-together’ relationship between brooding misanthrope police detective Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and his genial new immigrant partner Assad (Fares Fares).