Overview
A chilling mystery unfolds as a forgotten note from the past resurfaces, leading to dark revelations.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- foreboding
- paranoid
- dark thriller night
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the carefully constructed investigation, grim mood, and forceful closing stretch, though some viewers found the series formula less fresh than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Section Q team reconstructs an old crime from a difficult-to-decipher message in a bottle.
The case is shaped by religious fundamentalism and competing ideas about faith, doubt, and moral authority.
The cold lead, grim criminal history, and diabolic case create sustained oppressive suspense.
Carl Mørck, Hafez el-Assad, and Rose Knudsen combine differing temperaments and methods within Section Q.
Films like A Conspiracy of Faith, and why
The Keeper of Lost Causes
shared nordic noir atmosphere, cold-case investigation, and psychologically grim crime mystery
The Absent One
shared department-based detective partnership, bleak Scandinavian setting, and procedural thriller structure
The Silence of the Lambs
shared religious fundamentalism, investigative suspense, and morally disturbing criminal conspiracy
Movie Details
- Director
- Hans Petter Moland
- Release Date
- 2016-03-03
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (627)
Cast
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas
- Fares Fares
- Pål Sverre Hagen
- Jacob Lohmann
- Amanda Collin
- Johanne Louise Schmidt
- Jakob Oftebro
- Signe Anastassia Mannov
- Søren Pilmark
- Olivia Terpet Gammelgaard
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Conspiracy of Faith about?
- A Danish Section Q team follows a nearly unreadable bottle-born message into a brutal cold case shaped by religious extremism.
- What is A Conspiracy of Faith like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Conspiracy of Faith as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Conspiracy of Faith violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in A Conspiracy of Faith as brutal.
- What did critics think of A Conspiracy of Faith?
- Critics broadly praised the carefully constructed investigation, grim mood, and forceful closing stretch, though some viewers found the series formula less fresh than its predecessor.
- Which films are like A Conspiracy of Faith?
- Films with a similar feel include The Keeper of Lost Causes, The Absent One, and The Silence of the Lambs.
- How long is A Conspiracy of Faith?
- A Conspiracy of Faith runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Conspiracy of Faith?
- In United States, A Conspiracy of Faith streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
