

Special Unit - The First Murder
Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6.5M
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- Language
- Danish
- fire
- denmark
- killer
- task force
- nostalgic
- burning
- cold blooded killer
- forbidden sexuality
- murder hunt
- crime
- queer sexuality
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Denmark, Poland
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Release dates
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical (limited)25 Aug 2025
- Premiere27 Aug 2025
- Theatrical4 Sept 2025
- Digital / OTT1518 Nov 2025
SpainES
- Digital / OTT1618 Nov 2025
UkraineUA
- Theatrical16+8 Oct 2026
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Special Unit - The First Murder was released on 25 August 2025.
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