The Guilty

Police officer Asger Holm has been put on emergency call handler duty, following some unknown incident in the workplace. His workday now consists of answering the mundane as well as the more serious emergency calls from the people of Denmark. Asger is bored and mostly on autopilot. But one day, a woman calls in and tells him she is currently being kidnapped. Everything suddenly changes for Asger, and he will do anything in his power to rescue this woman – whether or not he is following the law at every turn is secondary to him.

The Guilty has been well received at major film festivals like Sundance and the Berlinale, as a top quality thriller which is constructed and narrated in an innovative fashion. The debut film of director Gustav Möller never takes us outside of the emergency central where Asger is answering calls; this creates a rather claustrophobic setting, where the audience have to imagine the scenes that are being narrated to Asger over the phone. With only the help of voices and sounds, we can only try to piece together the puzzle alongside Asger – who is desperate to save the abducted woman before it is too late. Actor Jakob Cedergren is brilliant in his portrayal of Asger, and takes us on a nerve wrecking and action filled rollercoaster of a film which will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to ending.

«A riveting, nerve-racking surprise — and it has a few things to say about how even the best intentions can lead to disturbing abuses of power.» – The Verge