The Killing (2007)

Recommended

Denmark/Norway/Sweden

Television Mini-Series

Original Title: Forbrydelsen

Head Writer: Søren Sveistrup

Cast: Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Mikkelsen, Søren Malling, Bjarne Henriksen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Marie Askehave, Michael Moritzen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Bent Mejding, Johan Gry, Morten Suurballe, Farshad Kholghi

On her last day before leaving for a new life in Sweden, Sarah Lund, an obsessive police detective, gets drawn into a murder investigation, partnering up with her replacement to find the murderer of 19-year-old Nanna Birk Larsen, a case filled with twists, turns, and much political skulduggery, in Sveistrup’s hugely addictive, well acted, and often quite brilliant mini-series, which miraculously manages to survive its numerous clichés, its gratingly constant score, some occasionally over-zealous editing, and a horribly distracting star cameo. Iain.Stott