The Guilty (2018)

Jakob Cedergren plays a police officer assigned to a 911 call center who receives a call from a woman who has been kidnapped. The call center is the set for the entire course of the film. The tension is Hitchcock like with enough twists and turns to keep the viewers attention. At 85 minutes the movie moves quickly and the conclusion is a bit disappointing but I recommend The Guilty.

Fmovies: The Guilty is one of the best films of the year. Best described as Rear Window meets The Detective Story, it follows a former cop, who is now an emergency call center operator. There are so many revelations that it would be a crime to spoil it for you. So suffice it to say, GO SEE IT! If you love movies then you simply must see this one!

Your imagination makes this movie. It's like a book. Asgers works at the 911 (112) emergency call, he gets a call from a woman being kidnapped. The film made me angry, disgusted, sad and so on.. Asgers character development was surprising. Really liked it, proud to be a dane.

The Guilty fmovies. I was really blown away, even though you don't really see anyone else than Jacob Cedergren you really feel the intensity of the movie. Jacob makes it so realistic and it gives an overview of how important one call at 911 (112 in Denmark) can be. It is worth watching!

However I don't think you can watch it more than once, you must not have any idea of the outcome of the call, if anyone has spoiled it, it can ruin the whole movie!

Had the chance to see the movie weeks prior to its official release on ocotbre 18th here in Switzerland at the Zurich Film Festival.

I'm usually not a fan of crime/thriller movies but this one has earned a special place in my heart. The simple premise (police officer with troubling past, has to work at the emergency hotline, just when his shift ends a woman who is being abducted reaches his line, the chase begins) took me in immediately and didn't let up until the end credits showed. The movie has two main plots: The abducted woman and Asger Holm's (main character, police officer) past. In the beginning we do not know much about either plot, but as the movie goes on more and more secrecy is peeled off. Both stories have their climax at the very same moment and make that moment in the movie all the more dramatic.

So much about the plot, on to the cinematography and other technicalities:

The whole movie takes place in the emergency phone central of Kopenhagen Denmark and is filmed in two rooms, the main office and a smaller one desk room. Lots of closeups of the main character let us really get into his head. The story of the movie is told only through phonecalls that he makes to a number of people all involved in the abduction. The movie was shot in only 13 days, which makes the cinematography even more impressive; all the shots have a purpose and hit their beats excellently. Feelings and character development is mostly conveyed through facial expression and dialogue. The sound design is on par with the acting, exciting at highpoints and subtle in quiet moments but always present.

The plot stays quite unpredictable for a long time and even if you have a hunch, some details about it may still come as a surprise.

Very good first time experience, however I am unsure about the rewatchability. On the other hand I still like to rewatch Fightclub, Memento and Shutter Island as well.

Let me first say this is my first user review on IMDB. After watching this masterpiece of a movie at the cinema tonight, I just had to! Its so intense and as you watch it you get pictures in your head and it feels like your right in there all the way. Now these days you often or almost never see a good movie at the theaters. Most films are mostly computer effects and bad acting. BUT this guys is world class acting and production! A must for everyone who likes quality over quantity