Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Insult
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.5/10 for The Insult). The Insult is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 5m. The Insult is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Insult| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Insult | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Ziad Doueiri |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Talal Jurdi, Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek |
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 Insult
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
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