Christmas in Vigala vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.5/10 for Christmas in Vigala). Christmas in Vigala is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 5m. Christmas in Vigala is the older of the two (1981 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Christmas in Vigala
Special Unit - The First Murder| Christmas in Vigala | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1981 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mark Soosaar | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Tõnu Kark, Evald Aavik, Kersti Kreismann, Häli Saarm, Kadriann Soosaar | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Christmas in Vigala
The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not a peaceful holiday. The manor house has just been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and…
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…
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