---
title: 'The Absent One (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mikkel Nørgaard'
released: '2014-10-02'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-absent-one-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3140100/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Absent One (2014)

2014 · 119 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Original title: Fasandræberne

## Synopsis

The Absent One, also known as Department Q: The Absent One, is a 2014 Danish crime mystery film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's novel of the same name. It is the second film in the Department Q series following the 2013 film The Keeper of Lost Causes, and preceding the 2016 film A Conspiracy of Faith.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mikkel Nørgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikkel-n-rgaard)
- **Screenplay:** [Jussi Adler-Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jussi-adler-olsen), [Nikolaj Arcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-arcel), [Rasmus Heisterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmus-heisterberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johan Söderqvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-soderqvist)
- **Producer:** [Louise Vesth](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-vesth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eric Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-kress)
- **Editor:** [Morten Egholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-egholm), [Frederik Strunk](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederik-strunk)

## Cast

- [Beate Bille](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-bille)
- [Albert Rosin Harson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-rosin-harson)
- [Frederikke Thomassen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederikke-thomassen)
- [Fares Fares](https://cinepixo.com/people/fares-fares)
- [Peder Bille](https://cinepixo.com/people/peder-bille)
- [Falke Mikailsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/falke-mikailsen)
- [Anders Budde Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-budde-christensen)
- [Dan Zahle](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-zahle)
- [Morten Kirkskov](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-kirkskov)
- [Ole Dupont](https://cinepixo.com/people/ole-dupont)
- [Mads Rømer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mads-r-mer)
- [Pilou Asbæk](https://cinepixo.com/people/pilou-asb-k)
- [Klaus Barfod](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-barfod)
- [Casper Steffensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/casper-steffensen)
- [Simon Papousek](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-papousek)

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