The Candidate (2008)

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The Candidate on IMDb 6.2/10 2,325 votes

Released:
2008-08-29

Overview:
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.

Director:
Kasper Barfoed

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Nikolaj Lie Kaas
    as
    Jonas Bechmann
  • Ulf Pilgaard
    as
    Martin Schiller
  • Laura Christensen
    as
    Louise
  • Tuva Novotny
    as
    Camilla
  • David Dencik
    as
    Michael