Siblings Samuel and Magdalena who grew up in a religious community in Denmark suddenly disappear. Meanwhile, at Police Headquarters in Copenhagen, an eight year old message in a bottle turns up containing a cry for help from a boy in captivity. Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad from the department for cold cases, Department Q, discover a connection between the two cases. Finally, as they manage to dig deep into the religious community, they get on the track of a man who has left a long trail of kidnappings and murders in his wake.
| Original title | Flaskepost fra P |
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| Danish title | Flaskepost fra P |
| Director | Hans Petter Moland |
| Screenplay | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Based on | Baseret på Jussi Adler-Olsens roman af samme navn. |
| Producer | Louise Vesth, Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Director of Photography | John Andreas Andersen |
| Editor | Nicolaj Monberg, Olivier Bugge Coutté |
| Sound | Christian Lund |
| Composer | Nicklas Schmidt |
| Production designer | Søren Schwarzberg |
| Casting | Anja Philip |
| Appearance | Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Jacob Lohmann |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Danish audio description | Yes |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Danish theatrical release | 03.03.2016 |
| Comment | The third installment in Zentropa’s Department Q franchise based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s best-selling novels. Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland is known for his films with Stellan Skarsgård such as A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010) and In Order of Disappearance (2014), both of which screened in competition at Berlin. |
| DFI subsidy | Markedsordningen |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments |
| Co-production | Film i Väst |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages, Deutscher FilmFörderfonds, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Norwegian Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Filmförderungsanstalt, MEDIA (EU) |
| In collaboration with | TV2 Danmark, ZDF German Television Network, ZDF Enterprises, TV4 Sverige, TV 2 Norge |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Hans Petter Moland |
| 1st assistant director | Sebastian Fahr-Brix |
| Casting | Anja Philip |
| 2nd assistant director | Mara Fiedler |
| 3rd assistant director | Philipp Kramer |
| 3rd assistant director | Ves Møller Rasmussen |
| Continuity | Nina Kötter |
| Children's coach | Martin Hylander |
| Casting: extras | Sarah Weiss |
| PA | Pernille Fjeld |
| Consultant | Peter Ladefoged |
| Consultant | Hans Raun Iversen |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Script consultant | Anders Frithiof August |
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Production |
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| Producer | Louise Vesth |
| Producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Co-producer | Fabian Gasmia |
| Co-producer | Henning Kamm |
| Co-producer | Ingrid A.K. Sølverud |
| Executive producer | Maria Köpf |
| Line producer | Kristina Kornum |
| Line producer | Ingrid Holzapfel |
| Associate producer | Emily Nicoline Quist |
| Associate producer | Ida Harder Palmbo |
| Associate producer | Jakob Langkjær |
| Production coordinator | Søren Frimodt-Møller |
| Production coordinator | Christina Pind |
| Production coordinator | Judica Schrammeck |
| Line producer | Marianne Jul Hansen |
| Producer's assistant | Katrine Reidar Larsen |
| Producer's assistant: Germany | Lisa Stürgkh |
| Unit manager | Nina Hilzinger |
| Unit manager | Lucas Steinwärder |
| Location manager | Jan Müller-Jeppson |
| Location manager | Jens Burger |
| Location manager | Mathias Struve |
| Location scout | Marten Riese |
| Location scout | John Kustendy |
| Location scout | Tobias von Schönermark |
| Location assistant | Tatjana Godovits |
| Production assistant | Anne Magnér |
| Set runner | Fabienne Mieta |
| Set runner | Paul Schultz |
| Set runner | Ditte Sun |
| Runner | Jamie Ryan |
| Runner | Marc Ziebe |
| Runner | Alexander K. Mackenzie |
| Assistant | Andrea Winding |
| Assistant | Stine Vesterskov Laursen |
| Post-producton coordinator | Line Plougsbæk |
| Post-production | Madeleine Ekman |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | John Andreas Andersen |
| First assistant camera | Jan Meckel |
| Camera assistant | Inga Jähngen |
| Video operator | Leander Büge |
| Key grip | Florian Prinz |
| Key grip | Henry E. Williams |
| Key grip | Jaroslav Spana |
| Key grip | Frank Kappes |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Henrik Ohsten |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Klaus Kennemann |
| Gaffer | Aslak Lytthans |
| Best boy | Alexander Ehlers |
| Best boy | Stine Hein |
| Assistant lighting technician | Jan Quaas |
| Assistant lighting technician | Gunnar Jacobsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Atilla Opel |
| Assistant lighting technician | Sebastian Kockelke |
| Assistant lighting technician | Marvin Hesse |
| Assistant lighting technician | Kay Möller |
| Assistant lighting technician | Astrid Neumann |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Nicolaj Monberg |
| Editor | Olivier Bugge Coutté |
| Assistant editor | Kristian Hansen |
| Assistant editor | Anders Retsloff Pedersen |
| Avid technician | Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson |
| Online | Ricard Schmidt |
| Online | Emil Eriksson |
| Trailer editor | Morten Højbjerg |
| Trailer editor | Eddie Simonsen |
| Facility manager | Lars "Lalo" Werner |
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Music |
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| Composer | Nicklas Schmidt |
| Orchestration | Nicklas Schmidt |
| Conductor | Peter Illenyi |
| Concertmaster | Zsofia Kornyei |
| Protools operator | Miklos Lukacs |
| Sound engineer | Gabor Buczko |
| Music producer | Miklos Lukacs |
| Music supervisor | Mikkel Maltha |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Søren Schwarzberg |
| Art director | Seth Turner |
| Set manager | Niklas Effenberger |
| Illustrator | Giuseppe Christiano |
| Property master | Maik Lehmann |
| Property master | Rasmus Koch |
| Set dresser | Frantz Dahl |
| Set dresser | Anja Wessel |
| Set dresser | Michael Steinbach |
| Set decorator | Desiree Peton |
| Set decorator | Florian Möller |
| Set decorator | Stefan Rohner |
| Set decorator | Frank Wardenburg |
| Set decorator | Eva Maria Hartvig Lund |
| Graphic designer | Hjørdis Toft |
| Drawings | Sara Lillie Gornitzka |
| Assistant set dresser | Katja Stieger |
| Assistant set dresser | Amarya Kramer |
| Assistant set dresser | Marlene Rudolph |
| Art department runner | Yahya Özgen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Manon Rasmussen |
| Costume on set | Birgit Turné |
| Costume on set | Judith Stryczek |
| Costume on set | Louize Nissen |
| Costume on set | Olga Delgado-Lopez |
| Costume assistant | Lucie-Marie Layers |
| Costume assistant | Emilie Bøge Dresler |
| Seamstress | Pernille Leisner |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Dennis Knudsen |
| Makeup artist | Nica Fass |
| Makeup artist | Yasmin Iqbal |
| Makeup artist | Anne Cathrine Sauerberg |
| SFX makeup | Love Larson |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Rune Palving |
| Sound | Gisle Tveito |
| Sound engineer | Christian Lund |
| Boom operator | Jörg Pakusch |
| Boom operator | Lars Rasmussen |
| Foley artist | Torben Greve |
| Sound editor | Petter Fladeby |
| Sound editor | Jacques Pedersen |
| Sound editor | Tamás Stéger |
| Sound assistant | Johan Rasmus Pram |
| Sound assistant | Diana Queirós |
| Sound effects | Mikkel Nielsen |
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Special effects |
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| SFX supervisor | Peter Weimker |
| SFX supervisor | Fred Feuerstein Braeutigam |
| SFX: weapon | Torsten Baumann |
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Visual effects |
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| Digital colorist | Thomas Therchilsen |
| VFX coordinator | Simon Lytting |
| VFX producer | Torgeir Busch |
| VFX supervisor | Ivar Rystad |
| Compositing | Kai Bortne |
| Compositing | Steven Higton |
| Compositing assistant | Asbjørn Lote |
| 3D artist | Daniel Røsnæs |
| 3D artist | Morten Mandt Nielsen |
| 3D artist | Morten Holmleid |
| Matte painter | Henrik Evensen |
| Poster artwork | Christopher Rabenhorst |
| Logo design | Tobias Røder |
| Logo design | Mikkel Lemvig |
| Coordinator | Henning Lind Eriksen |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Kimmo Rajala |
| Stunt coordinator | Ronnie Paul |
| Stunt double | Tobias Cali Eskildsen |
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Appearance |
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| Carl Mørck | Nikolaj Lie Kaas |
| Assad | Fares Fares |
| Johannes | Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen |
| Elias | Jacob Lohmann |
| Rakel | Amanda Collin |
| Rose | Johanne Louise Schmidt |
| Pasgård | Jakob Oftebro |
| Lisa | Signe Anastassia Mannov |
| Marcus Jacobsen | Søren Pilmark |
| Børge Bak | Michael Brostrup |
| Lars Bjørn | Morten Kirkskov |
| Magdalena | Olivia Terpet Gammelgaard |
| Samuel | Jasper Friis Møller |
| Trygve | Louis Sylvester Larsen |
| Mia | Lotte Andersen |
| Mikrobiologisk tekniker | Benjamin Kitter |
| Rebecca | Maria Rossing |
| Skoleinspektør på Lautrupvang | Laura Bro |
| Johannes' mor | Jeanette Lindbæk Birk |
| Johannes som barn | August Moldestad Nypan |
| Rebecca som barn | Mercedes Claro Schelin |
| Religiøs leder | Armin Rohde |
| Præst | Peter Nejsum |
| Lis | Betina Henriette Grove |
| Kriminalassistent | Peder Holm Johansen |
| Kvindelig betjent, Viborg | Ulla Vejby |
| Mandlig betjent, Viborg | Niels Weyde |
| Betjent 1 | Zeino Macauley |
| Betjent 2 | Daniel Paw Lorenzen |
| Tekniker | Jakob Højlev Jørgensen |
| Læge | Johannes Lassen |
| Vagt på Vejle Hospital | Kenth Rosenberg |
| Ung skæv pige | Roberta Hilarius Reichhardt |
| Ung fyr | Frederik Lykkegaard |
| Pige på Viborg Politistation | Viola Ellehammer Dasseville |
| Mand på tog | Mario Romano |
| Poul | Jack Moland |
| Trygve som barn | Erik Magnus Gråe |
| Morgensvømmer | Arnfinn Skadsem |
| Nyhedsvært | Divya Das |
| Nyhedsvært | Charlotte Beder |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Flaskepost fra P [Score] | 2016 | Nicklas Schmidt |
| The first time I ever saw your face | 2016 | Ewan MacColl |
| Dejlig er jorden | 2016 | Ubekendt |
| Take it | 2016 | Lorenzo Woodrose |
| I got some | 2016 | Frank Pontoppidan |
| Koncert for klaver, nr 5, es-dur, opus 73 | 2016 | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| No mas | 2016 | Lorenzo Woodrose |
| A bar in Amsterdam | 2016 | M. Rybøl |
| This or that | 2016 | Kåre Vestrheim |
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| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah Iben | 2016-12-22 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2016-12-21 |
| Interview | BT | Seeberg, Kenan | 2016-03-08 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Carstensen, Ivar | 2016-03-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Durr, Morten | 2016-03-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christensen, Ralf | 2016-03-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Ernst, Linea Maja | 2016-03-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2016-03-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Wivel, Henrik | 2016-03-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Frank Rasmussen, Nanna | 2016-03-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Grundahl, Joakim | 2016-03-03 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Carsten Pedersen, Marie | 2016-03-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Queitsch, Henrik | 2016-03-03 |
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