The Candidate (2008)
1h 30m
Running Time
August 29, 2008Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
![Nikolaj Lie Kaas](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2325-nikolaj-lie-kaas.webp)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jonas Bechmann
![Kim Bodnia](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9342-kim-bodnia.webp)
Kim Bodnia
Claes Kiehlert
![Laura Christensen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23534-laura-christensen.webp)
Laura Christensen
Louise
![Ulf Pilgaard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22796-ulf-pilgaard.webp)
Ulf Pilgaard
Martin Schiller
![Tuva Novotny](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27574-tuva-novotny.webp)
Tuva Novotny
Camilla
![Birgitte Hjort Sørensen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7107-birgitte-hjort-sorensen.webp)
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Sarah
![Henning Valin Jakobsen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10293-henning-valin-jakobsen.webp)
Henning Valin Jakobsen
Afpresser 1
![David Dencik](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5041-david-dencik.webp)
David Dencik
Michael
![Jesper Langberg](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22762-jesper-langberg.webp)
Jesper Langberg
Jørgen Hammel
![Claus Riis Østergaard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63105-claus-riis-ostergaard.webp)
Claus Riis Østergaard
Afpresser 2
![Peter Plaugborg](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10324-peter-plaugborg.webp)
Peter Plaugborg
Den Tynde Mand
![Henrik Prip](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2327-henrik-prip.webp)
Henrik Prip
Henrik Linde
![Marijana Janković](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10327-marijana-jankovic.webp)
Marijana Janković
Kathrine Malling
![Jonas Allen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28392-jonas-allen.webp)
Jonas Allen
Producer
![Iben Dorner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25258-iben-dorner.webp)
Iben Dorner
Schillers Assistent
![Jacob Ulrik Lohmann](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10312-jacob-ulrik-lohmann.webp)
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Færdelsbetjent
![Peter Bose](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/172772-peter-bose.webp)
Peter Bose
Producer
![Jeppe Kaas](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/753447-jeppe-kaas.webp)
Jeppe Kaas
Composer
![Manuel Alberto Claro](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1118764-manuel-alberto-claro.webp)
Manuel Alberto Claro
Cinematographer
![Peter Brandt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/218558-peter-brandt.webp)
Peter Brandt
Editor
![Adam Nielsen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/255521-adam-nielsen.webp)
Adam Nielsen
Editor
![Anja Philip](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Anja Philip
CastingDirector
![Nikolaj Danielsen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/580883-nikolaj-danielsen.webp)
Nikolaj Danielsen
ProductionDesigner
![M. Wan Sputnick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1385252-m-wan-sputnick.webp)
M. Wan Sputnick
ProductionDesigner
Media.
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Details.
Release DateAugust 29, 2008
Original NameKandidaten
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Box Office$1,785,030
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Candidate is a 2008 Danish film, the first shot in the 2-perf format. Its original Danish title is Kandidaten. The film tells the story of Jonas Bechmann who believes the car accident that killed his father was no accident. When he goes in search of the facts behind his father's death, he finds himself set up for murder.
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