The Candidate (2008)

Movie
German title	The candidate
Original title	Candidates
Country of production	Denmark
Publishing year	2008
length	90 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Kasper Barfoed
script	Stefan Jaworski
production	Jonas Allen Peter Bose
music	Jeppe Kaas
camera	Manuel Alberto Claro
cut	Peter Brandt Adam Nielsen
occupation
Nikolaj Lie Kaas : Jonas Bechmann Ulf Pilgaard : Martin Schiller Laura Christensen : Louise Tuva Novotny : Camilla David Dencik : Michael Kim Bodnia : Claes Kiehlert Henning Jensen : Peter Bechmann Jesper Langberg : Jørgen Hammel Birgitte Hjort Sørensen : Sarah Henning Valin Jakobsen : Blackmailer 1 Claus Riis Østergaard : Blackmailer 2 Henrik Prip : Henrik Linde Marijana Jankovic : Kathrine Malling Anna Eline Levin : Freya Ditte Hoffman Lessner : Marius mother Marius S. Stands : Marius Stanislav Sevcik : Matthias Böttker David Rousing : Jimmy Lessner Ann Hjort : Eva Schiller Christoffer Boe : Man in front of the restaurant

The candidate (original title candidate ) is a Danish thriller from 2008 directed by Kasper Barfoed . It is the first Danish film to be produced in the 2-perf format . The film is about the criminal defense attorney Jonas Bechmann from Copenhagen , who is convinced that his father, the lawyer Peter Bechmann, was murdered by his seedy client after he had previously lost his trial. When investigating, he suddenly comes under suspicion of murder himself.

action

After a spectacular case, the lawyer Peter Bechmann had a fatal accident. His son, the defense attorney Jonas Bechmann, wants to clear up the mysterious circumstances surrounding his father's alleged traffic accident, as he cannot come to terms with his death. Previously, his father had lost a high-profile case from his questionable client. Over the attempt to clear up the unexplained circumstances and background, Jonas falls out with his fiancée Camilla.

After Jonas Beckmann had flirted with the good-looking Louise, the morning after he found her apparently dead in the bathroom of his hotel room. Since Jonas had drunk over his thirst during a drink that night , he can no longer remember anything. As a result, he is blackmailed for five million kronor by unknown people : on a video that is sent to him, it appears that Jonas murdered the young woman.

Jonas then goes into hiding in order to better get to the bottom of the events of that night. His first private investigations, however, lead to various dead ends. In the end, Jonas discovers a few traces that point to a conspiracy in which some people are apparently entangled who previously appeared to be trustworthy to him.

criticism

"Successful thriller of international class."

- Siren

"A film not to be missed."

- Euroman

"Best Danish film this year."

- Eurowoman

Awards

Jeppe Kaas was awarded the Robert in the category Best Score in the film The Candidate in 2009. Thomas Dyg was also nominated for the Robert in the category Best Production Design in this film , but won no prize.

Web links

• The candidate in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Candidates in the Danish Film Institute on dfi.dk in the Det Danske Film Institute
• Candidates on danskefilm.dk in the Dansk Film Database
• Web presence on kandidatenfilmen.dk ( Memento from March 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• The candidate on spielfilm.zdf.de on ZDF
• The candidate on sky.at at Sky Germany
• The candidate in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for the candidate . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2013 (PDF; test number: 139 921 V).