Name: Face to Face
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2019-11-15
Rating: 6
Cast: Lars Mikkelsen

Your daughter's dead. Everyone says suicide. One father says bullsh*t. The truth? Worse.

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Nordic noir burnoutDad rage fuelSlow-burn devastation

Latest Episode

30 min

Season 3 • Episode 8

Latest

The Family Mansion

Apr 9, 2023

When Holger visits the family mansion, his mother, Elisabeth, is angry with him for coming there instead of turning himself in. She proves her innocence to Holger - but then he makes a surprising discovery.

Overview

Drama Mystery Crime

Bjørn investigates the killing of his daughter. People around him believe she might have committed suicide, but he doesn't accept that. Both the stakes and the suspense rise relentlessly as Bjørn inches closer to the truth.

DK Danish

Content warning

murder obsession police police officer death of daughter investigation intrigue nordic noir

grief as violenceinstitutional failurethe unreliability of memorymasculine collapse

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lars Mikkelsen weaponizes quiet desperation until it screams

Direction

Christoffer Boe turns Danish landscapes into psychological prisons

Writing

Each episode peels another layer of communal complicity

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Emotional·Disturbing

Creators

Christoffer Boe, Anna Juul

First AiredNov 15, 2019

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons3·Episodes24

Top Cast

Lars Mikkelsen

Holger Lang

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Denmark's real-life suicide rates and police transparency debates heavily influenced the writers' room, making this uncomfortably grounded Nordic noir.

Memorable

The season 2 episode shot entirely in near-real-time across a single rainy night was so demanding that Mikkelsen reportedly vomited between takes from emotional exhaustion.