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Riders of Justice

Retfærdighedens ryttere

  • Status: Released
  • 19-11-2020
  • Runtime: 116 min
  • Score: 7.259
  • Vote count: 887

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

Mads Mikkelsen

Markus

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Otto

Lars Brygmann

Lennart

Nicolas Bro

Emmenthaler

Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Mathilde

Gustav Lindh

Bodashka

Roland Møller

Kurt

Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt

Sirius

Morten Suurballe

Gert

Jesper Ole Feit Andersen

Leif

Jacob Ulrik Lohmann

Kenneth Pigvaren

Rikke Louise Andersson

Crisis Psychologist

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Adrian

Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler

Rocker #1

Henrik Noël Olesen

Noah

Anne Birgitte Lind

Emma

Omar Shargawi

Palle Olsen / Aharon Nahas Shadid

Peder Holm Johansen

Officer

Christina Ibsen Meyer

Psychologist

Jesper Groth

Middle Manager

Stine Schrøder Jensen

Chef

Natali Vallespir Sand

Priest

Rigmor Ranthe

Noah's Daughter

Anders Nyborg

Journalist

Christian Hornhof

Eagle

Natasja Crone

Reporter

Johanne Dal-Lewkovitch

Prosecutor

Kaspar Velberg

Bicycle Dealer

Marta Riisalu

Niece

Raivo Trass

Orthodox Priest

Nadia Mhadhbi

Aharon's Daughter

Kamal Krayti

Aharon's Son

Veronica Verdugo

Aharon's Wife

Christian Høgh Andersen

News Anchor

Mikkel Aarestrup

Nurse (uncredited)

Alice E. Bier Zandén

Goth Girl (uncredited)

Kenny Duerlund

Rocker (uncredited)

Anne Fletting

Officer (uncredited)

Jakob Candy Kolborg

Rocker (uncredited)

Nikolas Kouroumtzis

Doctor (uncredited)

Pia Larsen

Doctor (uncredited)

Ghita Lehrmann

Doctor (uncredited)

Patrick Kweku Quansah Kværnø

Man on Train (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

Mads Mikkelsen seems to be trying to do his level best to reinvigorate Danish cinema for an international audience - and here, again, he performs well. This time, he leads a slightly disparate band of geeks and misfits who are trying to get to the bottom of a train crash that killed his wife. Was it an accident or something far more sinister? It turns out that Mads ("Markus") has some serious military training so their investigation is not without some rather arbitrarily applied justice as they seek the truth. The rest of his gang provide great support, as does his rather bemused teenage daughter who is obviously struggling with her own feelings of remorse as her father appears to go off the rails, somewhat. It is a violent film, but the violence is cleverly wrapped in a blanket of humour and an almost slap-stick style of action that brings plenty of smiles as they go along. I didn't love the ending, but I did enjoy the film.

r96sk

<em>'Riders of Justice'</em> - entertaining! Based on the poster alone I was expecting a standard <em>'John Wick'</em>-esque action flick, and after the opening few scenes I was anticipating a by-the-numbers revenge flick of Mads Mikkelsen going full Dwayne Johnson in <em>'Faster'</em>. Not that I would've been disappointed with that (I enjoy that latter film), but I like how the filmmakers added some additional elements to the story to make it more absorbing. It's amusing too, e.g. Lennart's gun assembly made me laugh. Not that it comes as a surprise whatsoever, but Mads Mikkelsen is excellent throughout - of all the characters I've seen him play, I think this is my favourite 'look' of a character of his thus far... perhaps aside from *that* unforgettable trim in <em>'The Green Butchers'</em>. Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro and Andrea Heick Gadeberg are deserving of praise too. I had a great time watching this across its near two hour run time. I don't have any issues with it, if I was forced to bring up something it would be the perhaps under characterization of the titular bunch but that's me fully reaching and then some for a 'negative'. Recommended, no doubt.