The Guilty, 2018
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
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
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
