Kingmaker

Synopsis

After a long period of unemployment and living on benefits, Ulrik Torp is given a work placement at his former workplace, Dagbladet. There, he is assigned by his old colleague and current editor-in-chief Henrik Moll to cover the murder of a young consultant working at the Ministry of the Interior. Together with his young interns, Emma and Simon, Torp uncovers a small circle of former politicians and top officials—an elite that will stop at nothing to ensure that power remains in the right hands. Once again, we follow Torp into a political conspiracy—this time threatening the very foundations of our society.

Production Facts

In 2004, the Danish film "Kongekabale" became a major box office success in Denmark with over 550,000 tickets sold. The crime novel was also written by Niels Krause-Kjær. "I maktens skuggor" is the second book in the series after "Kongekabale".

Mikkel Serup has previously directed the drama series "The Protectors", "Pros and Cons", and "The Chestnut Man". Script writer is Marie Østerbye, and the lead roles are played by, among others, Anders W. Berthelsen, Nicolas Bro, and Charlotte Munck. Parts of the film are shot in Region Västra Götaland.

The film is produced by Meta Film, Sara Namer, Morten Kjems Hytten Juhl, and executive producer Meta Louise Foldager, in co-production with Film i Väst and Meta Film Stockholm, in collaboration with SF Studios, TV2, SVT, and YLE, and with support from the Swedish Film Institute and the Danish Film Institute.