January 21st, 1968 – An American B-52 bomber carrying nuclear warheads has just crashed on the polar ice near the US military Air Base in Danish controlled Thule, Greenland. A few days later, responsible governments classify the crash as a Broken Arrow scenario (nuclear accident) but proclaim the situation to be under control. Hundreds of Thule workers are set to work, helping in the gigantic clean-up operation. After eight months, all traces of the crashed aircraft and the plutonium-contaminated snow are gone. The case is closed. 18 years on, while covering a local workers compensation story, reporter Poul Brink suddenly runs into suspicious circumstance linking back to the concealed ‘68 nuclear accident. Apparently, the full and true story about the crash lays well-protected deep under the Thule Bay’s ice cap and deep down in the classified archives in the US.
| Original title | Idealisten |
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| Danish title | Idealisten |
| Director | Christina Rosendahl |
| Screenplay | Lars K. Andersen, Simon Pasternak, Birgitte Stærmose, Christina Rosendahl |
| Based on | Baseret på romanen "Thule-sagen - Løgnens univers" af Poul Brink |
| Producer | Jonas Frederiksen, Signe Leick Jensen, Ane Mandrup |
| Director of Photography | Laust Trier Mørk |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen, Olivier Bugge Coutté, Molly Malene Stensgaard |
| Sound | Peter Albrechtsen, Mikkel Groos |
| Composer | Jonas Struck, Christoffer Møller |
| Production designer | Nikolaj Danielsen, M. Wan Sputnick |
| Casting | Djamila Hansen, Annette Grunnet |
| Appearance | Peter Plaugborg, Søren Malling, Arly Jover, Thomas Bo Larsen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish,English |
| Danish audio description | Yes |
| Domestic distribution | SF Film A/S |
| International sales | LevelK |
| Technical info | 1,85:1 - Widescreen, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 09.04.2015 |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Toolbox Film |
| Co-production | Rosendahl Film, Cinevita Film Company |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Danmarks Radio, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, MEDIA (EU) |
| In collaboration with | LevelK ApS, Beo Post Production, Tonemestrene Studio Aps |
| Domestic distribution | SF Film A/S |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Christina Rosendahl |
| Casting | Djamila Hansen |
| Casting | Annette Grunnet |
| Continuity | Anna-Liisa Putkinen |
| Extras coordinator | Julie Jepsen |
| Casting: extras | Mille Bjørke |
| Casting: extras | Anita Juel Lystbæk |
| Assistant director | Mads Nygaard Hemmingsen |
| 1st assistant director: Austin | Augie Alcala |
| 2nd assistant director: Austin | Augie Alcala III |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Lars K. Andersen |
| Screenplay | Simon Pasternak |
| Screenplay | Birgitte Stærmose |
| Screenplay | Christina Rosendahl |
| Research | Sisse K. Ibsen |
| Storyboard | Sune Elskær |
| Storyboard | Simon Bang |
| Script: translation | Jonathan Nyman |
| Script: translation | Pamela Starbird |
| Script consultant | Charlotte Sieling |
| Script consultant | Vinca Wiedemann |
| Script consultant | Dara Marks |
| Script consultant | Annette K. Olesen |
| Script consultant | Nikolaj Scherfig |
| Script consultant | Michael W. Horsten |
| Script consultant | Torben Bech |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jonas Frederiksen |
| Producer | Signe Leick Jensen |
| Producer | Ane Mandrup |
| Executive producer | Signe Leick Jensen |
| Executive producer | Morten Kaufmann |
| Line producer | Karin Trolle |
| Unit manager | Antony Castle |
| P.A. to director | Mads Hemmingsen |
| Unit manager assistant | Malik Thomas |
| Location manager | Rasmus Rise Michaelsen |
| Location manager | Jan Martinsen |
| Location manager | Martin Bagger |
| Location manager | Ulla Malmos |
| Location manager: Sweden | Mattias Engström |
| Location scout | Ulla Malmos |
| Location scout | Rasmus Rise Michaelsen |
| Production manager | Melek Çağlar |
| Production assistant | Liva Prescott |
| Producer's assistant | Maria Stevnbak Andersen |
| Runner | Svend Colding |
| Runner | Christian Hounisen Ploug |
| Runner | Andreas Vinther Christensen |
| Post Producer | Mette Høst Hansen |
| Production director | Ben Catford |
| Post-production assistant | Ida-Maria Slågrup |
| Post-producton coordinator | Christina Isabel Emdrup |
| Producer: Austin | Art Reed |
| Location manager: Austin | Ken Lewin |
| Location assistant: Austin | Kaliska Ross |
| Production assistant: Austin | Van Nguyen |
| Production assistant: Austin | Kris McMeans |
| Production supervisor: Washington DC | Cindy Miller |
| Location manager: Washington DC | Carol Flaisher |
| Production assistant: Washington DC | Adrian Spencer |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Laust Trier Mørk |
| First assistant camera | Søren Berthelin |
| Clapper/loader | Rasmus Søndergaard Rygaard |
| Steadicam | Karsten Jacobsen |
| DIT | Andi Benjamin Pedersen |
| Key grip | Jeppe Lassen |
| Key grip | Jens Peder Pedersen |
| First assistant camera: Austin | Gabriel Velasco |
| 2nd assistant camera: Austin | Mark Bergeron |
| DIT: Austin | David Braverman |
| Best boy grip: Austin | Tom Costello |
| Best boy grip: Austin | Joe Carpenter |
| First assistant camera: Washington DC | Mike Krebs |
| 2nd assistant camera: Washington DC | Nick Glekas |
| DIT: Washington DC | Samuel Deleon |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Christian Geisnæs |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Michael Sørensen |
| Best boy | Mathias Asger Rasmussen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Jonathan Go-Matsushima |
| Assistant lighting technician | Mark Køldal |
| Gaffer: Austin | David Lynn |
| Best boy: Austin | Garnett George |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Editor | Olivier Bugge Coutté |
| Editor | Molly Malene Stensgaard |
| Assistant editor | Patrick Lund Larsen |
| B-editor | Bodil Kjærhauge |
| Assistant editor | Jesper Bækdal |
| Assistant editor | Patrick Lund Larsen |
| Trailer editor | Philip Einstein Lipski |
| Trailer editor | Maria Einstein Biilmann |
| Trailer editor | Gregers Dohn |
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Music |
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| Composer | Jonas Struck |
| Composer | Christoffer Møller |
| Music mixer | Teis Frandsen |
| Music mixer | Árni Bergmann |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Nikolaj Danielsen |
| Production designer | M. Wan Sputnick |
| Property master | Mathias Holmgren Hassing |
| Property master | Thomas Bremer |
| Set dresser | Rasmus Koch |
| Set decorator | Kristian Boysen |
| Set dresser: Austin | Justin Stegall |
| Set dresser: Austin | Andrew Schwartz |
| Set dresser: Austin | Adam Dinhanian |
| Set dresser: Austin | Hype Randall |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Louize Nissen |
| Costume assistant | Anne Werner Anselmo |
| Costume assistant | Rikke Simonsen |
| Costume assistant: Austin | Sarah Wanezek |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Anne Cathrine Sauerberg |
| Makeup artist | Dorte Jacobsen |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
| Makeup artist: Austin | Anna Fugate |
| Makeup artist: Austin | Joe Rivera |
| Makeup artist assistant: Austin | Amber Wells |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Sound engineer | Mikkel Groos |
| Boom operator | Peter Thorneman |
| Sound mixer | Lars Ginzel |
| B-sound designer | Lars Halvorsen |
| B-sound designer | Mikkel Groos |
| Sound assistant | Mikkel Nielsen |
| Foley supervisor | Heikki Kossi |
| Foley recordist | Toivo Kallio |
| Foley editor | Pietu Korhonen |
| Sound effects | Jacob Kirkegaard |
| Sound effects | Ann Kroeber |
| Sound effects | Rune Thuelund |
| Dolby consultant | David Ziegler |
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Visual effects |
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| Compositing | Adalsteinn Hallgrimsson |
| Compositing | Virgil Kastrup |
| Colourist | Sandra Klass |
| Graphic design | Rasmus Lange |
| VFX supervisor | Jan Tvilling |
| VFX supervisor | Jonas Drehn |
| VFX artist | Christian Sjöstedt |
| VFX artist | Alex Oddbratt |
| 3D models | Vincent Thomas |
| Art director: Campaign | Philip Einstein Lipski |
| Art director: Campaign | Maria Einstein Biilmann |
| Poster artwork | Philip Einstein Lipski |
| Poster artwork | Maria Einstein Biilmann |
| Mastering | Andi Benjamin Pedersen |
| Mastering | Jonas Bergmann |
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Appearance |
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| Poul Brink | Peter Plaugborg |
| Marius Schmidt | Søren Malling |
| Estíbaliz | Arly Jover |
| Carl Dinesen | Thomas Bo Larsen |
| Blicher | Jens Albinus |
| Læge Pontoppidan | Nikolaj Cederholm |
| Ole Damgaard | Henrik Birch |
| Journalist Eva | Filippa Suensson |
| Lars Krogsgård | Jesper Hyldegaard |
| Per Strandgaard Jensen | Claus Bue |
| Journalist Ib | Kristoffer Fabricius |
| Radioreceptionist | Anne-Vibeke Mogensen |
| Radiotekniker | Christian Lund |
| Taxachauffør | Hans Rønne |
| Sekretær Hahnemann | Marijana Jankovic |
| Direktør for Udenrigsministeriet | Michael Moritzen |
| Mads Ørbæk | Niels Ellegaard |
| Sekretær Søndergaard | Tammi Øst |
| Bent Ove Andersen | Tom Jensen |
| Journalist Carl Roth | Pat Robinson |
| Per Winther | Mikkel Vadsholt |
| Bibliotekar | Nikki Donely |
| B52 pilot | Paul Kelleher |
| B52 pilotkone | Barbara Barnes |
| State tropper | Larry Jack Dotson |
| John Leddy | Grant James |
| Uffe Ellemann-Jensen | Peter Oliver Hansen |
| Blicher | Jens Albinus |
| Nyhedsoplæser Anja | Sofia Nolsøe |
| Niels Helveg Petersen | Hans Henrik Clemensen |
| Ambassadesekretær | Sandra Ostermann Cardichon |
| Amerikansk ambassadør | Tim Ahren |
| Kristian som spæd | Isak Frydenlund |
| Kristian 3 år | Malik Daday |
| Statsministersekretær | Fadime Turan |
| Lene Frøbert | Tina Gylling Mortensen |
| Arkivchef Birgit Løgstrup | Hanne Hedelund |
| Ung journalist | Andreas Berg Nielsen |
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| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Berlingske | 2016-01-16 |
| Artikel | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2015-12-22 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2015-12-22 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Torsten Raagaard | 2015-05-27 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Rune Lykkeberg | 2015-05-23 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Anne Albinus | 2015-05-20 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Helene Navne | 2015-04-23 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Poul Villaume | 2015-04-23 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Kurt Strand | 2015-04-20 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Berlingske | 2015-04-12 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2015-04-10 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Niels Lind Larsen | 2015-04-09 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Ritzau | 2015-04-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Nanna Frank Rasmussen | 2015-04-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2015-04-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Ralf Christensen | 2015-04-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Henrik Wivel | 2015-04-09 |
| Interview | Kristeligt Dagblad | Lise Soegaard | 2015-04-09 |
| Artikel | BT | Susanne Johansson | 2015-04-06 |
| Artikel | BT | Olav Skaaning Andersen | 2015-04-05 |
| Artikel | Information | Christian Monggaard | 2015-04-04 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Peter Pagh-Schlegel | 2015-04-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Bent Blutnikow | 2015-04-03 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristoffer Zoellner | 2015-03-29 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristoffer Zoellner | 2015-03-29 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Dennis Noermark | 2015-03-28 |
| Interview | Børsen | Michael Solgaard | 2015-03-27 |
| Artikel | Information | Martin Breum | 2015-03-18 |
| Artikel | BT | Kristian Lindberg | 2015-01-21 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2015-01-21 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Berlingske | 2013-09-04 |
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