Department Q

Department Q (Danish: Afdeling Q) is a Danish Nordic noir film series, based on the crime novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen.[1]

Department Q
Cover of Department Q Trilogy Dvd
Based onNovels
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Produced byPeter Aalbæk Jensen (1–4)
Louise Vesth (1–4)
Mikael Rieks (5–10)
StarringNikolaj Lie Kaas (1–4)
Fares Fares (1–4)
Ulrich Thomsen (5–10)
Zaki Youssef (5–10)
Production
companies
Zentropa (1–4)
Nordisk Film (5–10)
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
2013–2021
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish
Box officeDKK 263,910,000

Novels

Originally written in Danish, the novels have been translated into numerous languages, including English, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese.[2]

Despite using the same translations, the Penguin Group titled the first five novels differently in the UK and the USA. Their editions use the same English titles as the film adaptations.

NovelOriginal titleYearFilm adaptationYear
Mercy (Adler-Olsen novel) Kvinden i buret2007
2011 (USA & UK)		 The Keeper of Lost Causes2013
Disgrace (Adler-Olsen novel) Fasandræberne2008
2012 (USA & UK)		 The Absent One2014
Redemption (Adler-Olsen novel) Flaskepost fra P2009
2013 (USA & UK)		 A Conspiracy of Faith2016
Guilty (Adler-Olsen novel) Journal 642010
2013 (USA)
2014 (UK)		 The Purity of Vengeance2018
Buried (novel) Marco Effekten2012
2014 (USA & UK)		 The Marco Effect[3]2021
The Hanging Girl Den Grænseløse2014
2015 (USA & UK)		 Boundless[4][5]2024
The Scarred Woman Selfies2016
2017 (USA & UK)
Victim 2117 Offer 21172019
2020 (USA & UK)
The Shadow Murders Natrium Chlorid2021
2022 (USA & UK)

Films

Upcoming[6][7]

  • Boundless (2024)[4][5]
  • The Scarred Woman (2024)
  • Victim 2117 (2026)
  • The Shadow Murders (TBA)
  • Untitled final film (TBA)

The first four films were produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen and Louise Vesth through Zentropa, however despite their commercial and critical success, author Jussi Adler-Olsen was unhappy with the results and the casting, feeling that the films and characters departed from his novels too much and that his suggestions were being ignored, leading to Nordisk Film (who had already distributed the prior films in Denmark) and producer Mikael Rieks taking over for the remainder of the series, with all the recurring roles recast.[8]

Cast and characters
Character The Keeper of Lost Causes
(2013)		 The Absent One
(2014)		 A Conspiracy of Faith
(2016)		 The Purity of Vengeance
(2018)		 The Marco Effect
(2021)		 Boundless
(2024)		 The Scarred Woman
(2024)		 Victim 2117
(2026)		 The Shadow Murders
(TBA)		 Untitled final film
(TBA)
Carl Mørck Nikolaj Lie Kaas Ulrich Thomsen
Assad Fares Fares Zaki Youssef Afshin Firouzi
Rose Knudsen Johanne Louise Schmidt Sofie Torp
Marcus Jacobsen Søren Pilmark Henrik Noél Olesen

Zaki Youssef was unable to return as Assad after The Marco Effect due to having recently become a father having other scheduling conflicts with the filming of Boundless, which started on 5 September 2022, half a year earlier than planned.[9]

Crew
Film The Keeper of Lost Causes
(2013)		 The Absent One
(2014)		 A Conspiracy of Faith
(2016)		 The Purity of Vengeance
(2018)		 The Marco Effect
(2021)		 Boundless
(2024)
Director Mikkel Nørgaard Hans Petter Moland Christoffer Boe Martin Zandvliet Ole Christian Madsen
Producer(s) Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Louise Vesth		 Mikael Rieks Mikael Rieks
Malene Blenkov
Screenwriter(s) Nikolaj Arcel Nikolaj Arcel
Rasmus Heisterberg		 Nikolaj Arcel Nikolaj Arcel
Bo Hr. Hansen
Mikkel Nørgaard		 Anders August
Thomas Porsager		 Jakob Weis
Composer(s) Patrik Andrén
Uno Helmersson
Johan Söderqvist		 Nicklas Schmidt Mikkel Maltha
Anthony Lledo		 Sune Martin TBA
Cinematographer Eric Kress John Andreas Andersen Jacob Møller Aske Foss Jørgen Johansson (cinematographer)
Editor(s) Morten Egholm
Martin Schade		 Olivier Bugge Coutté
Nicolaj Monberg		 Janus Billeskov Jansen
My Thordal		 Per K. Kirkegaard
Per Sandholt		 Frederik Strunk
Nicolaj Monberg
Production company Zentropa Nordisk Film
Distribution Nordisk Film
Runtime 96 minutes 119 minutes 112 minutes 119 minutes 125 minutes TBA
Release date October 3, 2013 October 2, 2014 March 3, 2016 October 4, 2018 May 27, 2021 February 1, 2024

Box office performance
Film Release date Box office gross (Denmark) Attendance (Denmark) Box office ranking (Danish films) Budget
The Keeper of Lost Causes October 3, 2013 DKK 59,010,000[10] 721,256[11] #5[10] €5,000,000[12]
The Absent One October 2, 2014 DKK 68,100,000[10] 764,002[13] #2[10] €5,200,000[14]
A Conspiracy of Faith March 3, 2016 DKK 64,300,000[10] 704,971[15] #4[10] €5,300,000[16]
The Purity of Vengeance October 4, 2018 DKK 72,500,000[10] 765,111[17] #1[10] €5,200,000[18]
The Marco Effect May 27, 2021 N/A 225,243[19] N/A €7,400,000[20]
Boundless February 1, 2024 TBA TBA TBA €6,900,000[5]
Total DKK 263,910,000 3,180,583 €35,000,000
Average DKK 65,977,500 636,117 €5,830,000

The films have been massively successful, selling over three million tickets in Denmark alone, where the installments regularly top the yearly box-office. The Purity of Vengeance (2018) became the highest grossing Danish film of all time upon release,[21] with a gross of 72,500,000 DKK, The Absent One (2014) the second highest with 68,1 M. DKK, A Conspiracy of Faith (2016) the fourth with 64,3 M. DKK, and The Keeper of Lost Causes (2012) the fifth with 59,01 M. DKK. The Purity of Vengeance is additionally the 11th overall highest grossing film in Denmark.[10] The fifth film The Marco Effect however, which marked a complete recast, was significantly less successful despite a larger budget.

Critical response
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Kino.dk
The Keeper of Lost Causes 71% (28 reviews)[22] 62 (8 reviews)[23] 4.2/6 (7 reviews)[24]
The Absent One 92% (12 reviews)[25] 61 (6 reviews)[26] 3.5/6 (7 reviews)[27]
A Conspiracy of Faith 100% (6 reviews)[28] 75 (3 reviews)[29] 3.7/6 (7 reviews)[30]
The Purity of Vengeance 66% (3 reviews)[31] N/A 4/6 (7 reviews)[32]
The Marco Effect N/A N/A 3.5/6 (8 reviews)[33]

References
  1. "Department Q books in order". deadgoodbooks.co.uk. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "The Keeper of Lost Causes > Editions". Goodreads.
  3. "Il film New Department Q The Marco Effect in pre-produzione". cineuropa.org. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. Annika Pham (26 August 2022). "TrustNordisk Boards New Department Q Film 'Boundless' by 'Banshee' Helmer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  5. Davide Abbatescianni (22 September 2022). "Ole Christian Madsen's crime-thriller Boundless in production". Cineuropa.
  6. Daniel Bentien. "Eksklusivt: Her Er Premieredatoerne For De 4 Nye Afdeling Q-Film" (in Danish). Kino.dk.
  7. Stine Teglgaard. "Bekræftet: 6 Film På Vej Med Jussi Adler-Olsens 'Afdeling Q'" (in Danish). Kino.dk.
  8. Daniel Hartvig Nielsen. "Derfor Blev Carl Mørck Skiftet Ud Til 'Marco Effekten'" (in Danish). Kino.dk.
  9. Jacob Ludvigsen (15 September 2022). "Castet til ny Afdeling Q-film offentliggjort - Zaki Youssef skiftet ud som Assad" (in Danish). Soundvenue.
  10. "Zentropa Crime-Thriller 'The Purity Of Vengeance' Breaks Danish Box Office Record". Deadline Hollywood. 22 November 2018.
  11. "Nordic Admissions 2013-Part 1: Denmark-Finland". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 24 January 2014.
  12. "The Keeper of Lost Causes". TrustNordisk.
  13. "Nordic Admissions 2014 Part 2: Denmark-Iceland-Sweden". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 30 January 2015.
  14. "The Absent One". TrustNordisk.
  15. "Attendance for Danish films drops 33.3% in 2016". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 23 January 2017.
  16. "A Conspiracy of Faith". TrustNordisk.
  17. "Denmark 2018 Annual Admissions Charts" (PDF). Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 22 January 2019.
  18. "The Purity of Vengeance". TrustNordisk.
  19. "Denmark 2021 Annual Admissions Charts" (PDF). Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 14 February 2021.
  20. "The Marco Effect". TrustNordisk.
  21. "I film danesi dominano il box office locale 2018". cineuropa.org. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  22. "The Keeper of Lost Causes". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  23. "Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  24. "Kvinden i Buret". Kino.dk.
  25. "The Absent One". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  26. "Department Q: The Absent One". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  27. "Kvinden i Buret". Kino.dk.
  28. "A Conspiracy of Faith". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  29. "Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  30. "Flaskepost Fra P". Kino.dk.
  31. "The Purity of Vengeance". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  32. "Journal 64". Kino.dk.
  33. "Marco Effekten". Kino.dk.
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