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The Keeper of Lost Causes

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2013 | 93 min | Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Gone Girl or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanished when she and her brother were traveling aboard a ferry five years ago.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.0 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $14 million worldwide on a $6 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 66K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard

  • Nikolaj Lie KaasCarl Mørck
  • Fares FaresHafez el-Assad
  • Sonja RichterMerete Lynggaard
  • Mikkel Boe FølsgaardUffe Lynggaard
  • Søren PilmarkMarcus Jacobsen
  • Peter Plaugborg'Lasse'
  • Per Scheel KrügerAnker
  • Troels LybyHardy
  • Øyvind Fabricius HolmDød mand
  • Divya DasNyhedsvært