Riders of Justice

Synopsis

When his wife dies in a tragic train accident, stationed military man Markus must return home to his teenage daughter Mathilde. The accident appears to be random until mathematician Otto shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart and Emmenthaler. Otto was himself a passenger on the ill-fated train and is convinced that the incident was no coincidence—someone is behind it. As the events stack up, Markus begins to suspect that his wife may have been an innocent victim of a planned attack.

Production Facts

The film features some of Denmark’s most popular actors: Mads Mikkelsen as Markus, Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Otto, Lars Brygmann as Lennart, and Nicolas Bro as Emmenthaler. Andrea Heick Gadeberg plays Markus’ daughter Mathilde, following a breakthrough performance as Daniel Rye’s younger sister in "Held For Ransom" and as young Sanne Salomonsen in "Sanne The Musical". Gustav Lindh appears as Bodashka, most recently known from "Queen of Hearts".

"Riders of Justice" is written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. The film is produced by Zentropa Entertainments3, producers Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Sidsel Hybschmann, in co-production with Zentropa Sweden and Film i Väst, with support from the Danish Film Institute, FilmFyn, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, YouSee, TV 2 DANMARK, YLE, and SVT. Distributed in the Nordics by Nordisk Film Distribution and sold internationally by TrustNordisk.