Jonas Bechmann, a defence 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.
| Original title | Kandidaten |
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| Danish title | Kandidaten |
| Director | Kasper Barfoed |
| Screenplay | Stefan Jaworski |
| Producer | Jonas Allen, Peter Bose |
| Director of Photography | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| Editor | Peter Brandt, Adam Nielsen |
| Sound | Morten Degnbol, Nino Jacobsen |
| Composer | Jeppe Kaas |
| Production designer | Nikolaj Danielsen, M. Wan Sputnick |
| Casting | Anja Philip |
| Appearance | Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tuva Novotny, Laura Christensen, David Dencik |
| Production country | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 2728 meter, 35 mm, 2,35:1 Scope, color, Dolby SR |
| Danish theatrical release | 29.08.2008 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Albertslund Biograferne, Reprise Teatret, Grand, Gladsaxe Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kastrup Bio, Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Park Bio, Gentofte Kino, CinemaxX, Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby), Metropol, Falkoner, Vanløse Bio samt 54 biografer i provinsen |
| DFI subsidy | 60 / 40 støtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Miso Film |
| Domestic distribution | Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Kasper Barfoed |
| Director: 2. unit | Peter Bækkel |
| Assistant director | Peter Bækkel |
| Continuity | Stine Monty Freddie |
| Casting | Anja Philip |
| 2nd assistant director | Arn Lou |
| Assistant director | Johanne Helgeland |
| Extras coordinator | Jens Næsland |
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Script |
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| Script | Stefan Jaworski |
| Storyboard | Simon Bang |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jonas Allen |
| Producer | Peter Bose |
| Production director | Gitte Wahl |
| Co-producer | Michael Fleischer |
| Co-producer | Tanya N. Badendyck |
| Co-producer | Silje Hopland Eik |
| Unit manager | Peter Bækkel |
| Production manager | Lene Nielsen |
| Production coordinator | Louise Janniche |
| Location manager | Rasmus Rise Michaelsen |
| Location scout | Anders Jacobsen |
| Location scout | Niels Christian Linde |
| Location scout | Martin Bagger |
| Production assistant | Balder Skanström-Bo |
| Production assistant | Louise Kjær-Madsen |
| Producer's assistant | Therese van Dijk Jensby |
| Production coordinator: post-production | Charlotte Buch |
| Production coordinator | Mia Bang Stenberg |
| Head of tecnical unit | Ivan Schmidt |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| First assistant camera | Søren Berthelin |
| Clapper/loader | Katrin Bjørk |
| Video assistant | Kenneth Jensen |
| Steadicam operator | Knut Petersen |
| Steadicam operator | Malte Udsen |
| Key grip | Jimmy Leavens |
| Key grip | Mikael Kort Kristensen |
| Key grip | Philip Christensen |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Mads Thomsen |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Rasmus Videbæk |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Lasse Frank Johannessen |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Peter Topsøe-Jensen |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Jesper Find |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Linda Laage S. Olsen |
| Film recording | Andreas Schou Andersen |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Rolf Konow |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Per Danbo |
| Best boy | Andreas Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Best boy | Jacob Hoffmann |
| Best boy | Adam Michael Jandrup |
| Best boy | Torben Brent Wenneberg |
| Assistant lighting technician | David Medina |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Peter Brandt |
| Editing | Adam Nielsen |
| Editing coordinator | Mia Bang Stenberg |
| Avid assistant | Henrik Bloch |
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Music |
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| Music | Jeppe Kaas |
| Musical arrangement | Wolfgang Käfer |
| Musical arrangement | Jeppe Kaas |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Nikolaj Danielsen |
| Production designer | M. Wan Sputnick |
| Property master | Thomas Bremer |
| Set dresser | Beatrice von Schwerin |
| Assistant set dresser | Anders Folke Andersen |
| Assistant set dresser | Rasmus Koch |
| Set decorator | Lars Ole Kofoed-Hansen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Key costumer | Manon Rasmussen |
| Costume on set | Rikke Simonsen |
| Costume assistant | Suzanne Bozovic |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Louise Hauberg Nielsen |
| Makeup assistant | Malene Klitte Jensen |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Morten Degnbol |
| Sound engineer | Nino Jacobsen |
| Boom operator | Morten Jensen |
| Sound mixer | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
| Sound editor | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Foley artist | Anne Jensen |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Hummer Højmark |
| SFX | Christian Kitter |
| SFX | Søren Hvam |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Thomas Dyg |
| Graphic design | Katja Forup |
| Art work | Paul Wilson |
| Color timing | Ejvind Bording |
| Colorist | Norman Nisbet |
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Stunt |
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| Stand-in for Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Jens Petersen-Bach |
| Stand-in for Laura Christensen | Louise Jakobsen |
| Stunt performer | Dennis Albrethsen |
| Stunt performer | Jacob Sebastian Carlsen |
| Stunt driver | Henrik Lundgaard |
| Stunt driver | Steen Andersen |
| Stunt driver | Lasse Spang Olsen |
| Stunt | Stig Günther |
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Appearance |
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| Jonas Bechmann | Nikolaj Lie Kaas |
| Camilla | Tuva Novotny |
| Louise | Laura Christensen |
| Michael | David Dencik |
| Martin Schiller | Ulf Pilgaard |
| Claes Kiehlert | Kim Bodnia |
| Peter Bechmann | Henning Jensen |
| Jørgen Hammel | Jesper Langberg |
| Sara | Birgitte Hjort Sørensen |
| Afpresser #1 | Henning Valin |
| Afpresser #2 | Claus Riis Østergaard |
| Den tynde mand | Peter Plaugborg |
| Henrik Linde | Henrik Prip |
| Kathrine Malling | Marijana Jankovic |
| Schillers assistent | Iben Dorner |
| Færdselsbetjent | Jacob Ulrik Lohmann |
| Schillers receptionist | Camille Rommedahl |
| Tv-journalist | Per Scheel-Krüger |
| Tjener | Christian Mortensen |
| Freya | Anna Eline Levin |
| Marius' mor | Ditte Hoffman Lessner |
| Marius | Marius S. Strands |
| Matthias Böttker | Stanislav Sevcik |
| Jimmy Lessner | David Rousing |
| Eva Schiller | Ann Hjort |
| Mand foran restaurant | Christoffer Boe |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | jø | 2009-07-24 |
| Varia | BT | Ritzau | 2009-07-23 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Ritzau | 2009-07-23 |
| Varia | Børsen | Ritzau | 2009-07-23 |
| Varia | Kristeligt Dagblad | Ritzau | 2009-07-23 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Ritzau | 2009-07-23 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Maria Kramer | 2008-09-25 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | ebbe | 2008-09-24 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Birgitte Grue | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Morten Dürr | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Henrik Queitsch | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Kristen Bjoernkjaer | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Palle Schantz Lauridsen | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Metroexpress | Frederik A Vandrup | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2008-08-29 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Camilla Hoey-Jensen | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Nyhedsavisen | Rene Fredensborg | 2008-08-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Katrine Sommer Boysen | 2008-08-29 |
| Interview | Metroexpress | Nina Ettrup | 2008-08-29 |
| Artikel | Weekendavisen | Lars Bukdahl | 2008-08-22 |
| Artikel | Information | Emil Rottboell | 2008-08-21 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2007-12-21 |
| Artikel | Metroexpress | Susan Groenbech Larsen | 2007-11-28 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | X | 2007-09-24 |
| Artikel | Urban | X | 2007-06-22 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2007-06-13 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Ayoe Maria Jurhagen | 2007-06-13 |
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