The Candidate (2008)
Kandidaten
Jonas Bechmann, a defense attorney, is a man of the system. Until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But nothing is what it appears to be, and the blackmail links back to his father's death under mysterious circumstances a year and a half earlier.
- Date of release
- 2008-08-29
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Kasper Barfoed
Casting
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas — Jonas Bechmann
- Ulf Pilgaard — Martin Schiller
- Laura Christensen — Louise
- Tuva Novotny — Camilla
- David Dencik — Michael
- Kim Bodnia — Claes Kiehlert
- Henning Jensen — Peter Bechmann
- Jesper Langberg — Jørgen Hammel
- Birgitte Hjort Sørensen — Sarah
- Henning Valin Jakobsen — Afpresser 1
- Claus Riis Østergaard — Afpresser 2
- Peter Plaugborg — Den Tynde Mand
Interesting facts
The Candidate is a 2008 Danish film, the first shot in the 2-perf format. Its original Danish title is Kandidaten. The film tells the story of Jonas Bechmann who believes the car accident that killed his father was no accident. When he goes in search of the facts behind his father's death, he finds himself set up for murder.
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