Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Cool Lakes of Death
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.9/10 for The Cool Lakes of Death). The Cool Lakes of Death is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 5m. The Cool Lakes of Death is the older of the two (1982 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Cool Lakes of Death| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Cool Lakes of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1982 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | Netherlands |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Derek de Lint, Renée Soutendijk, Huub Stapel, Peter Faber, Erik van 't Wout |
Synopsis
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…
The Cool Lakes of Death
Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.
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