Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Tragedy of Man
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.4/10 for The Tragedy of Man). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 46m. The Tragedy of Man is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Tragedy of Man| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Tragedy of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Animation, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Marcell Jankovics |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Tamás Széles, Ágnes Bertalan, Mátyás Usztics, Tibor Szilágyi, Piroska Molnár |
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 Tragedy of Man
Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.
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