THE EXCEPTION (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Danica Curcic (Silent Heart), Amanda Collin (Darkland), Sidse Babett Knudsen (The Duke of Burgundy), Lene Maria Christensen (The Gold of Valhalla), Olaf Johannsen (Sons of Denmark), Magnus Krepper (A Cure for Wellness), Borut Veselko (Poker), Simon Sears (Winter Brothers)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jesper W. Nielsen (The Day Will Come), director; Christian Torpe (Almost Perfect), writer; Mille Bjørke (Three Heists and a Hamster), Marcella Linstad Dichmann (The Contest: To the Stars and Back), Miriam Nørgaard (The War Show) and Viktória Pterányi (Midsommar), producers; Henrik Lindstrand (Itsi Bitsi), composer; Erik Zappon (Aftermath), cinematographer; Frederik Strunk (The Absent One), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Iben (Curcic), Malene (Collin), Anne-Lise (Knudsen) and Camilla (Christensen) work together in an office, but their mutual routine is disrupted when Iben and Malene receive death threats from an unknown source. As their misunderstandings and paranoias begin to cloud their judgement, the women being to realise that they might be the true villains in this situation…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This is an encapsulating Danish psychological thriller where four very unreliable protagonists relay their versions of the truth, in a mystery that also makes for a powerful acting showcase for its four leads.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL)

 

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