The Guilty, 2018

Type:

Feature film

English title:

The Guilty

Original title:

Den Skyldige

Genre:

Thriller

Directed by:

Gustav Möller

Screenplay by:

Gustav Möller & Emil Nygaard Albertsen

Produced by:

Lina Flint

Starring:

Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Johan Olsen, Omar Shargawi

Domestic release:

14 June 2018

Running time:

90 minutes

Financiers:

Danish Film Institute – New Danish Screen

Nordic Film & TV Fund

Nordisk Film

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Synopsis

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.

Contact, Sales & Press

Producer
Lina Flint
lina.flint@nordiskfilmspring.com
+45 28 49 75 31

 

Sales Agent Worldwide
TrustNordisk, Susan Wendt
susan@trustnordisk.com
+45 60 29 84 66

 

Danish Press Agent
Have kommunikation, Michael Feder
michael@have.dk
+45 22 43 49 42

PRESS BOOK AVAILABLE HERE

 

Festivals

Amsterdam, Movies that Matter Film Festival

Arctic Open Film Festival

Austin Fantastic Fest

Baltic Debuts Film Festival

Beaune international Thriller Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival

Bratislava Art Film Festival

Brisbane International Film Festival

Camerimage

Chicago Critics Film Festival

Cinergia European Cinema Forum

Edmonton International Film Festival

Göteborg International Film Festival

Hamptons International Film Festival

Hawaii International Film Festival

Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Kosice Art Film Festival

Macao International Film Festival & Awards

Melbourne Film Festival

Montclair Film Festival

München International Film Festival

New Horizons International Film Festival

New York New Directors / New Films

New Zealand International Film Festival

Oslo Pix

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Philadelphia Film Festival

Rotterdam International Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival

Skopje International Film Festival

Stony Brook Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

Sydney Film Festival

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival

Transilvania International Film Festival

Valladolid International Film Festival

Warsaw, Era New Horizons Film Festival

Washington DC Filmfest

Zurich Film Festival

… and more.

Awards

Arctic Open Film Festival, 2018

Winner of Best Feature Film

Baltic Debuts Film Festival, 2018

Winner of Best Film in International Competition

Beaune Internation Thriller Film Festival, 2018

Winner of Critic’s Prize

Camerimage, 2018

Winner of Best Directorial Debut

Cinergia European Cinema Forum, 2018

Winner of Audience Award
Winner of Best First Film

International Film Festival & Awards Macao

Winner of Best Director, Gustav Möller
Winner of Best Actor, Jakob Cedergren

Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2018

Winner of Emeric Pressburger Prize
Winner of International Ecumenical Award

Kosice Art Film Festival 2018

Winner of the Blue Angel for Best Film
Winner of Best Actor, Jakob Cedergren

Montclair Film Festival 2018

Winner of Audience Award in World Cinema

National Board of Review, USA 2018

Winner of NBR Award Top Foreign
Films

Robert Prisen 2019

Winner of Best Movie of The Year
Winner of Best Director, Gustav Möller
Winner of Best Original Screenplay, Gustav Möller and Emil Nygaard Albertsen
Winner of Best Lead Actor, Jakob Cedergren
Winner of Best Supporting Actress, Jessica Dinnage
Winner of Best Editing, Carla Luffe
Winner of Best Sound Design, Oskar Skriver

Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018

Winner of IFFR Audience Award
Winner of IFFR Youth Jury Award

Seattle International Film Festival 2018

Winner of The Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director, Gustav Möller
Winner of Audience Award

Stony Brook Film Festival 2018

Winner of Audience Choice Award for Best Film

Sundance Film Festival 2018

Winner of Audience Award in World Cinema – Dramatic

Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2018

Winner of Best Actor Award, Jakob Cedergren
Winner of Fischer Audience Award in the International Competition

Torino Film Festival 2018

Winner of Best Actor Award, Jakob Cedergren
Winner of Best Screenplay, Gustav Möller and Emil Nygaard Albertsen
Winner of Audience Award
Winner of Achille Valdata Award

Transilvania International Film Festival 2018

Winner of Audience Award

Valladolid International Film Festival 2018

Winner of Golden Blogos Award
Winner of Miguel Delibes Award for Best Screenplay, Gustav Möller

Washington DC Filmfest 2018

Winner of Special Circle Jury Award

Zurich Film Festival 2018

Winner of Critic’s Choice Award

Profiles attached

Gustav Möller

Director

Graduated from The National Film School of Denmark 2015

2017:

“The Guilty” Featurefilm

2015:

“In Darkness” Shortfilm

Emil Nygaard Albertsen

Screenwriter

Graduated from The National Film School of Denmark 2013

2017:

“The Guilty” Featurefilm

2017:

“Joe Tech” TV series

2015:

“The Elite” Featurefilm

2015:

“Kanonkongen Freja” TV series

Lina Flint

Producer

Graduated from The National Film School of Denmark 2015

2017:

“The Guilty” Feature film

2017:

“Joe Tech” TV series

2017:

“Home Grown” Animation Short

2015:

“The Elite” Feature film

2015:

“In Darkness” Short film

2014:

“Whole” Animation Short