Groom's Block vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.6/10 for Groom's Block). Groom's Block is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 5m. Groom's Block is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Groom's Block
Special Unit - The First Murder| Groom's Block | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | İlker Savaşkurt | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Musa Can Pekcan, Diyar Karataş, Barış Atay, Caner Erdem, Halit Karaata | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Groom's Block
Groom's Block is slang in Turkey for prison sections holding those accused of serious sex crimes. The film's story and characters are drawn from everyday life. In the Groom's Block, the guards and prison governor manipulate tensions, as prisoners push each other to the edge of existence. We experience the tension and paradox of a violent prison and justice systems reflecting the shifting moral norms and structure of Turkish society. The jailed…
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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