A Purity of Vengeance ★★★½

THE fourth film in the Danish Department Q crime series starts in familiar style.

Workmen are called in to help renovate a city apartment. They smash a hole in one of the walls and peer inside.

What they find is a whole other room with four skeletons sat on chairs around a set dining table.

When he hears of the discovery, cold case specialist Detective Carl Morck can’t resist inserting Department Q into the investigation.

In 2018’s The Purity of Vengeance, Morck and assistant investigator Assad they embark on another labyrinthian journey in the past to uncover the reasons for the mid-meal massacre and those involved.

As usual, the story, language and characters are totally engrossing and the suspense and intrigue are beautifully built as a result of this and the film-making across the board.

Unfortunately, the fourth film is also the end of the line for Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Morck and Fares Fares as Assad.

Watched on DVD