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
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
Afpresser 1
Claus Riis Østergaard
Afpresser 2
Peter Plaugborg
Den Tynde Mand
Kasper Barfoed
Director
Henrik Prip
Henrik Linde
Stefan Jaworski
Writer
Marijana Janković
Kathrine Malling
Jonas Allen
Producer
Peter Bose
Producer
Iben Dorner
Schillers Assistent
Jeppe Kaas
Composer
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Færdelsbetjent
Manuel Alberto Claro
Cinematographer
Peter Brandt
Editor
Adam Nielsen
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 29, 2008
Original NameKandidaten
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Box Office$1,785,030
Genres
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.