# The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)

> A brooding Danish detective thriller follows two mismatched investigators into the buried violence surrounding a politician’s long-unsolved disappearance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/114840

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
- Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Søren Pilmark, Peter Plaugborg, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2438644/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, foreboding, claustrophobic, crime thriller night, nordic noir marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping investigation into a politician's mysterious disappearance reveals the dark underbelly of society.

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