The Guilty

Demoted to desk work, tormented police officer Asger (Jakob Cedergren) now works as a telephone dispatcher for the emergency services. The monotony and ignominy of this post vanishes when he receives a panicked phone call from a kidnapped woman and the line goes abruptly dead. With only his phone, computer and wits at his disposal, Asger races against the clock to track her down.

Denmark's entry for Best Foreign Language film at next year's Oscars is a smart, tense thriller with a difference - we never leave the police station - and picked up awards at Sundance, Rotterdam and Seattle.