''A Conspiracy of Faith'' (

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: ''Flaskepost fra P''), also known as ''Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith'', is a 2016 Danish film, directed by

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, based on a novel by

Jussi Adler-Olsen Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen (born 2 August 1950) is a Denmark, Danish crime fiction writer, a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur, best known for his ''Department Q'' series. He made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a ...

. It is the third film in the

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, after ''

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'' (2013) and '' The Absent One'' (2014)''.

Synopsis

An 8-year-old message in a bottle, written in blood, leads Detective Carl Morck and his assistant Assad to a series of child abductions from religious communities throughout Denmark. The majority of these abductions have not been reported for some reason, and some of them are suspected to have ended in murder.

Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...

– Carl Mørck *

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– Assad *

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- Johannes * Jakob Ulrich Lohmann - Elias *

Amanda Collin Amanda Collin (4 March 1986) is a Danish actress, known for '' A Terrible Woman'' (2017), '' Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith'' (2016), and ''Splitting Up Together'' (2016). She plays Mother in the 2020 HBO Max series ''Raised by Wolves''. ...

- Rakel *

Johanne Louise Schmidt Johanne Louise Schmidt (born 16 October 1983) is a Danish actress who has performed on both stage and in film. In September 2014, she received the Stardust Award, one of the Kronprinsparrets Priser presented by the Danish crown prince and his wife. ...

- Rose Knudsen *

Søren Pilmark Søren Louis Pilmark (born 16 October 1955) is a Danish actor. Pilmark has worked as a film and theatrical actor, a director, and as an author. Career Theater Pilmark graduated from the School of Acting at Aarhus Theater in 1977, where he ...

- Marcus Jacobsen

Reception

Ken Jaworowski of ''

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'' praised the film's storyline construction, the mood, and the closing scene, 'beautifully blunt, ends it on the perfect note.'

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Conspiracy Of Faith, A 2016 films 2010s crime thriller films Danish crime thriller films 2010s Danish-language films Films based on Danish novels Films about child abduction 2010s serial killer films Department Q Films produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen Films produced by Louise Vesth