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Ganz klein und zitternd ist Ibens Stimme am Telefon. Unter Todesangst tut sie so, als würde sie mit ihrer Tochter telefonieren. Ihr Entführer sitzt neben ihr im Wagen und darf unter keinen Umständen bemerken, dass sie den Notruf der Polizei gewählt hat. Dort nimmt Asger Holm Ibens Anruf entgegen. Er weckt alle Polizisteninstinkte in ihm. Er will ihr helfen! Sofort! Aber dafür hat er nur sein Telefon und keine Zeit zu verlieren... (NFP)

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Kritiken (11)

Lima 

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Englisch A beautiful, unintentional slap in the face of our current filmmakers, who whine all the time that they don't have the money to make films and when they do get it and make something, it's mostly crap. Here's proof that it's not about money – all you need is an idea, a vision and a skilled craftsman. The almost 90 minutes feel like 10, it has tension, it has an unexpected twist in the second act or so; simply, as I've been convinced lately, the Danes are on fire! ()

Malarkey 

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Englisch It’s about the premise, the filmmaking craft, the absolutely claustrophobic atmosphere of a call center. Sure, there’s a whole lot of illogical situations, but I don’t really care. I sat there at the edge of my seat for 85 minutes, completely glued to the screen with suspense. The Guilty has amazed me with great dialogues, a flawed main character and moments that really made me feel something. Another minimalistic but memorable, high-quality piece. ()

DaViD´82 

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Englisch Radio drama of the year 2018. Nicely civil in a “Lindholm" way. At the same time, however, it is true that precisely because of civility, all the twists and turns on which it sadly relies too much are from the very beginning quite obvious. And, unfortunately, this includes the occasional logical lapses that break down the civility. But again, it doesn't matter that much, because it will soon take on such a captivating pace that there's still no time to deal with them. ()

EvilPhoEniX 

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Englisch A solid debut and Danish one man show starring Jakob Cedergren. The main character is a former police officer with a troubled past who works on the 112 emergency line, and just before his shift ends he gets a call that turns his night into a stressful, exhausting and challenging one. The film takes place entirely in the office and the camera never leaves the protagonist's side for a minute. It features a realistic performance backed by decent dialogues and a fine plot, and the director delivers a solid twist at the end. The film is indeed nicely suspenseful and emotional in places, but, it didn't pull me in as much as I had hoped. Yet I give it a thumbs up and it's definitely worth seeing. 75% ()

novoten 

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Englisch A subjectively suffered good deed and Intensive game of contrasts. Both in visual terms from the light and darkness in the two workplaces, and in auditory terms from the nervous silence and bone-chilling vibrations or ringing tones. However, I would consider its most attractive asset the semantic contrast, where the lone sentence on the recording can affect the viewer completely differently every time. I won't argue that it's more than just a suffocating genre film, but it's so well done that I will gladly join the growing buzz. ()

Pethushka 

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Englisch When an entire movie is based on one guy, you need to like him – one way or another. I had pretty mixed feelings about him, though. While I thought he gave a good and believable performance as an actor, I was incredibly annoyed by his superiority and his treatment of his colleagues and the people on the other side of the line. It was quite distracting and as a result I was only interested in what was happening where we couldn't see it. You could say this film is about a single moment in time. And that worked for me. But then it sort of awkwardly fell apart, and suddenly it was over, and that just wasn't enough for me. A weaker 4 stars ()

gudaulin 

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Englisch If someone told me before watching The Guilty that all it takes is one room, one man, and a telephone to create a riveting film, I would have been significantly skeptical. Nevertheless, it works. Thanks to a clever screenplay and a focused and absolutely natural Jakob Cedergren in the role of a police officer, you will witness a minimalist film that has the ability to emotionally shatter you into pieces. The Guilty is an inconspicuous and intimate piece that can easily go unnoticed in the flood of big-budget, visually spectacular action movies, which would be a shame. Therefore, I recommend listening carefully to the voice of a man who can discern, amidst a series of annoying and unnecessary phone calls, the one that leads to a cruel revelation and, with its darkness and hopelessness, breaks free from the routine of emergency hotline workers. Overall impression: 95%. ()

lamps 

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Englisch Very nice, tense and surprising. The beginning and the first call with the kidnap victim are gripping, but the pace gradually crumbles due to the not very interesting personal storyline, but the credible dialogues and the strong (though not shocking) twists keep your attention throughout the decent runtime. The original way it casts doubts over who’s guilty and not guilty and the work ethic prevail over the pure formal qualities and the authenticity, and it’s not bad at all. 75% ()

Goldbeater 

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Deutsch Ein minimalistisches Drama, das sich praktisch nur auf den Hauptcharakter konzentriert, bei dem der Zuschauer eineinhalb Stunden nicht Augen von ihr lassen kann und durch sie alle Handlungen und Dialoge der Nebencharaktere vermittelt bekommt. Die Geschichte basiert ausschließlich auf Dialogen des Hauptcharakters über eine Telefonleitung und das reicht perfekt aus - kein Blut, keine Action, keine Effekte (ich kann mir vorstellen, wie schnell sich dieser Film rentiert). Das Konzept schätze ich definitiv, aber im Drehbuch gibt es auch ein paar logische Lücken und gegen Ende können wir uns keinem wirklich abgenutzten Filmklischee entziehen, was mein Erlebnis mit diesem Film leicht trübt. Dennoch bewundere ich die Schöpfer dafür, dass es ihnen wieder einmal gelungen ist, ein Projekt nach dem Sprichwort "Viel Theater für wenig Geld" umzusetzen. ()

Filmmaniak 

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Deutsch Obwohl die Kamera praktisch nicht vom Hauptcharakter abweicht und nie seinen Arbeitsplatz in der Polizeizentrale verlässt, ist dieser Thriller äußerst spannend und kann sogar mit unerwarteten Wendungen überraschen - und das, obwohl im Film praktisch nur telefoniert wird. Der Zuschauer enthüllt jedoch nach und nach nicht nur den kriminellen Fall eines entführten Anrufs in einer Krisensituation, sondern auch das Umfeld und den Charakter des Hauptcharakters, einschließlich seiner persönlichen Probleme, sowie die psychisch anspruchsvolle Routine der Notrufbetreiber im Allgemeinen. Viel Musik mit minimalen Mitteln, maximale Intimität, aber auch maximale Wirkung. ()

angel74 

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Englisch The Guilty could be described as "a lot of music for little money", even though there is hardly any music in it. The voices of the people that Asger Holm, brilliantly portrayed by Jakob Cedergren, hears on the line gradually kickstart the viewer's imagination to the maximum. At least mine was working at full throttle. In short, this emotionally charged film had me riveted to the screen. I would never have believed that one actor, one room, and one imaginatively conceived family disaster would be enough. (90%) ()

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