Nikolaj Arcel

Nikolaj Arcel
Total Credits at Criticker: 7 (Director), 19 (Writer)
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Catch That Kid
They are specialists in their fields: a rock climber, a computer genius, a mechanical whiz. Their task: to rob one of the world's most impenetrable banks to save an ailing father. Their plan is foolproof; their methods are ingenious. And they're not old enough to drive. (20th Century Fox)
Klatretøsen
12-year old Ida is devastated to learn of her daddy's terminal illness. Special surgery in the US would cost 1.5 million and of course, nobody could afford that. So Ida and her friends Jonas and Sebastian do what every good kid would - and burglarize a bank! (IMDB Comments)
De Fortabte sjæles ø
14-year-old Lulu moves to a small provincial town with her mother and younger brother. One night, her brother is struck by a beam of white light - actually the spirit of Herman Hartmann from the 19th-century... (imdb)
Cecilie
Cecilie sees and hears things no one else does. After she experiences an assault of which no traces are found, her husband commits her to a psychiatric hospital. But is she insane? With the help of a psychiatrist, Per, she begins to unravel the past, with shocking results (psfilmfest.org)
Fighter
Aicha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But school doesn't inspire her. Defying her family, Aicha starts secretly training at a professional, co-ed kung fu club... (imdb)
Kongekabale
A vicious power struggle arises in a political party after the party leader has been in a traffic accident.
Rejsen til Saturn
A Danish crew of misfits travel to Saturn in search for natural resources. However, the planet is colonized by a ruthless army of Aliens that turn their eye on Earth and invade Denmark. Thus, the crew change their mission to liberate Denmark. (imdb)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing -- or dead -- for forty years by a young female hacker.
Sandheden om mænd
A scriptwriter for TV, in his late 30's and with a couple of so-so quality films to his name, struggles to find meaning in his life. He's been stuck with the same girl for 10 years, he's writing the same scenes over and over, and he longs to live his life as he always dreamt. But maybe it's not as easy as you should think? A comedy about problems we all know of and can relate to, metafictional in various ways: maybe his life's structure aligns his scriptwriting formula?
A Royal Affair
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with his physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever. (mubi.com)
Woyzecks sidste symfoni
A tragicomedy, this film is about a world-famous Czech composer who, after emigrating, has to work on a porn movie to make a living. (imdb)
Kvinden i buret
Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant, Assad. They dig into a case about a disappeared woman. (imdb)
Antboy
12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops superpowers. Aided by comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as superhero Antboy. When a super villain The Flea enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge. (imdb)
Fasandræberne
In 1994 two young twins are found brutally murdered in a summer cottage. A number of clues point in the direction of a group of young upper class students from a nearby boarding school, but the case is closed as a local outsider pleads guilty and is convicted for the murders. When the case ends up on Carls Mørck's desk 20 years later, he soon realises that something is terribly wrong. (TrustNordisk)
Flaskepost fra P
An old note is found in a bottle in Jutland which has traveled very long across the ocean a long time ago. The note is hard to decipher, but when the Danish investigator from Section Q receives it, the odd personalities within the section find a new angle on it and try to unveil yet another old and diabolic case even though the lead is cold. (imdb)
The Dark Tower
The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.
Journal 64
In an older apartment in Copenhagen, some craftsmen make a scary discovery: behind a fake wall they find three mummified bodies sitting around a dining table with a free space ready. Carl Mørck and Assad from Department Q start a race with time to find out who the mummies are and for whom the fourth place is intended. (scanorama.lt)
Riders of Justice
Markus, who has to go home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
Bastarden
The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.