Den skyldige (2018)

	Also Known As: The guilty
	Year of first release: 2018
	Director: Gustav Möller
	Actors: Jakob Cedergren
	Country: DK
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 03.09.2018, Schauburg, OV Sneak Preview, Danish version with German subtitle
Synopsis: Alarm dispatcher at 112 and former police officer, Asger Holm (Cedergren), answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far complexer than he first thought.
Review: On a similar pitch as the great Locke with Tom Hardy, Den skyldige is almost a one man show with an amazing acting by Cedergren. The story line is full of surprises. As one is guided by the only sound track and the voices heard on the phone by Asger, it is easy to get tricked or to misunderstand many things depending on the expectations toward men, women, young people, elderly, etc. The acting of Cedergren is really good. Even if I don't get a word of Danish, his voice and his face told a lot about the feelings, the doubts and the surprises he experiences. It is difficult to speak about acting but the voices used to play all the interlocutors provide a very good atmosphere about the felt emotions and the emotions one wants to transmit. Or maybe it is only the fact that without the image, I focused my senses on the voice. It is not the first time I notice this. This could be a good question for a linguist or communication expert... Anyone?  The movie impressed me from an actor and a director that I did not know at all. Promising!
Rating: 7 /10