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The Guilty

Den skyldige

2018

Gustav Möller

Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen ...

6.8

10,754

Thriller. Mystery Alarm dispatcher and former police officer, Asger Holm, answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far bigger than he first thought.

	Author	Review
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"It’s a clever enough variation on a genre, done with a genuine sense of verve — the sort of rough gem you don’t want to keep on hold (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Anchored by a performance of sturdy, simmering resolve by the reliable Jakob Cedergren (...) [It] operates swiftly with its storytelling throughout"	POS
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"Less is more in this effectively spare Danish crime thriller (...) The cleverness of the film’s construction restricts the evidence to voices and sounds"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'The Guilty' is an economical chamber piece that never slows down (...) Above all else, 'The Guilty' is an acting showcase for Cedergren"	POS
United States	Kimber Myers The Playlist	"Möller keeps a sense of immediacy and tension throughout, despite never actually showing the cause of Asger’s worry and dread"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"This immediately involving story bends and turns in surprising, sometimes horrifying ways (...) The movie smoothly blends police procedural with character study"	POS
United States	Bilge Ebiri Village Voice	"A movie made up entirely of phone conversations shouldn't be this gripping (...) [It] finds fascinating ways to spiritually transcend its confines"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"A must-see masterclass in cinematic suspense (...) What a flat-out brilliant film this is (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A viewing experience which pleasurably forces much of the action into the viewer’s own head (...) 'The Guilty' illustrates Möller’s confidence with the craft of film-making"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"The film’s taut construction (...) keeps us glued, but the writing lacks a third dimension that might really make the gravity of this crisis come to life (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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