Is The Absent One sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Absent One scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Absent One violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Absent One easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Absent One end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Absent One

Name: The Absent One
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2014
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk, David Dencik, Danica Ćurčić

Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard

Produced by Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments

2014116 min7.0 / 10

A grim Nordic noir procedural that excavates a brutal cold case while exploring the psychological toll of injustice and trauma.

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Film Genres and Movements Friendship Movies Crime and Thriller School Life

Genres

Thriller

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Denmark Boarding School Co-workers Relationship Nordic Noir Hunting Party Cold Case Afdeling Q Traumatized Woman

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Questions people ask

Is The Absent One sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Absent One scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Absent One violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is The Absent One easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does The Absent One end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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