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The emergency services receive a chilling phone call from a distraught man unable to find his wife. Reports later reveal that a woman was stabbed 21 times in a fatal attack. Sarah Lund is recalled by Lennart Brix.
In the gripping return of the BAFTA award-winning series, Sarah Lund returns to Copenhagen to investigate a savage murder when an ex-soldier who served in Afghanistan is savagely killed. Parallel to Lund, both the Minister of Justice and an escaped convict are also desperately searching for the murderer. They are the protagonists of a twisting tale of top-level cover-ups, betrayals and lies set in a time of fear--that of Islamic terrorism.
In the gripping return of the BAFTA award-winning series, Sarah Lund returns to Copenhagen to investigate a savage murder when an ex-soldier who served in Afghanistan is savagely killed. Parallel to Lund, both the Minister of Justice and an escaped convict are also desperately searching for the murderer. They are the protagonists of a twisting tale of top-level cover-ups, betrayals and lies set in a time of fear--that of Islamic terrorism.
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By Maria2222
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
A lawyer is killed under special circumstances and Lennart Brix decides to bring back Sarah Lund to the Copenhagen homicide department from her exile on the Danish-German border - where she spent a couple of years checking passports - in the hope that she can help speed up the resolution of the case. This is the beginning of an exciting hunt for a killer who is only just getting started and whose atrocities reverberates in the Danish Army and the corridors of power in the Danish coalition government.
The young newly appointed Minister of Justice tries to negotiate a new Terror Act with the other parties, but this is made difficult by the murder of the lawyer since it looks like the person or persons behind might be terrorists. As ex-elite army unit victims start turning up, however, it looks like the Danish Army and certain politicians might be involved as well and Lund could be facing her biggest challenge to date.
Once again there are plenty of red herrings laid out for us to follow in the dark, gritty and wintery Copenhagen (I'm not sure Visit Denmark is necessarily overly happy with this depiction of Denmark :)) and again the strength of the series is the well-thought-out main story and the strong character development of pretty much everyone involved.
Whereas the first season had 20 episodes and lots of side stories focusing on the private lives of the individuals involved, this series is more plot heavy and intense and only has 10 episodes. We move from the local (the first series dealt with the murder of a Copenhagen school girl and the grief of her parents as well as City Hall politicians and their potential links to the murder) to national level but the focus is still real people with real issues as well as the overlying theme of terror and politics.... Read more ›
The young newly appointed Minister of Justice tries to negotiate a new Terror Act with the other parties, but this is made difficult by the murder of the lawyer since it looks like the person or persons behind might be terrorists. As ex-elite army unit victims start turning up, however, it looks like the Danish Army and certain politicians might be involved as well and Lund could be facing her biggest challenge to date.
Once again there are plenty of red herrings laid out for us to follow in the dark, gritty and wintery Copenhagen (I'm not sure Visit Denmark is necessarily overly happy with this depiction of Denmark :)) and again the strength of the series is the well-thought-out main story and the strong character development of pretty much everyone involved.
Whereas the first season had 20 episodes and lots of side stories focusing on the private lives of the individuals involved, this series is more plot heavy and intense and only has 10 episodes. We move from the local (the first series dealt with the murder of a Copenhagen school girl and the grief of her parents as well as City Hall politicians and their potential links to the murder) to national level but the focus is still real people with real issues as well as the overlying theme of terror and politics.... Read more ›
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Antenna
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
A latecomer to this series, I soon grasped the appeal of Sarah Lund, obsessively bent on solving the puzzle of brutal murders at the cost of her personal life, and wonderfully liberated in true Scandinavian style from any concerns about her appearance, or need to use feminine wiles to get her way. In typical small touches of humour, she knocks cartons of coffee over her colleague's desk, or misinterprets her mother's horror as she thoughtlessly waves around graphic photos of murder victims during one of the phone calls that always seem too urgent to be left to a more suitable time.
The series continues to stand apart by working on several levels and being more than just an exciting, tense, and pacy thriller. This is partly through the importance attached to developing the complex personalities and realistic, shifting relationships. Here we have the focus on the disturbed soldier Raben, who may have been incarcerated in a mental asylum to prevent his revealing the politically inconvenient facts of an atrocity against civilians in Afghanistan. His attempts to keep in contact with his wife and child, the strains on her in trying to remain true to him and the ambiguous role of her father, also in the military, all make for moving drama.
We have the usual political shenanigans, at times now bordering on farce. If Denmark has so much corruption and duplicity in high places, what hope for the rest of us? There is huge entertainment value in the continually grazing, "I've had enough sweets so I'll eat a pear", ball-bouncing, new Minister Buch, who is cleverer than he looks, but may not be a match for more ruthless operators.
If Series 2 suffers in comparison with its forerunner, it is because, being half the length but if anything more complicated, it is too condensed.... Read more ›
The series continues to stand apart by working on several levels and being more than just an exciting, tense, and pacy thriller. This is partly through the importance attached to developing the complex personalities and realistic, shifting relationships. Here we have the focus on the disturbed soldier Raben, who may have been incarcerated in a mental asylum to prevent his revealing the politically inconvenient facts of an atrocity against civilians in Afghanistan. His attempts to keep in contact with his wife and child, the strains on her in trying to remain true to him and the ambiguous role of her father, also in the military, all make for moving drama.
We have the usual political shenanigans, at times now bordering on farce. If Denmark has so much corruption and duplicity in high places, what hope for the rest of us? There is huge entertainment value in the continually grazing, "I've had enough sweets so I'll eat a pear", ball-bouncing, new Minister Buch, who is cleverer than he looks, but may not be a match for more ruthless operators.
If Series 2 suffers in comparison with its forerunner, it is because, being half the length but if anything more complicated, it is too condensed.... Read more ›
54 of 59 people found the following review helpful
By Mikey
TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Could the second series of a foreign drama with subtitles be any better than it's predecessor? Fans of The Killing - Series 1 [DVD] [2010] were given 20 hours with the Birk Larsen family, the charismatic Troels Hartmann and the one and only Sarah Lund. Back then we were to explore a host of characters and for the first time in a drama series we were given the opportunity to explore the grief of a family who had just lost a daughter. How could a second series improve on perfection?
Well in just a 10 hour series, DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) manages to equal if not surpass their strengths of series 1. Again we meet Sarah Lund played to absolute perfection by Sofie Gråbøl. This time Sarah is stationed at Gedser, southern Denmark checking passports. Lennart Brix (Morten Suurballe), Vibeke (Anne Marie Helger) and Mark Lund (Eske Forsting Hansen) are the only other three returning characters from series 1. Troels Hartmann and co are swapped for Thomas Buch and co. Copenhagen municipal politics has now become Danish politics on a national level involving the Prime Minister, Justice and Defence Ministries, alongside the Ministry of Integration, briefly. The Birk Larsens are replaced by the Rabens.
The second series has a much faster pace to it than the first and although there is less exploration of the characters as there was in series 1, this series is no worse for it. Sofie Gråbøl is once again supported by some of Denmark's finest acting talent. Nicolas Bro is outstanding as new Justice Minister Thomas Buch. Ken Vedsegaard is utterly convincing as Jens Peter Raben held in Herstedvester Prison. And as a new sidekick for Lund we have Ulrik Strange played by Mikael Birkkjær.... Read more ›
Well in just a 10 hour series, DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) manages to equal if not surpass their strengths of series 1. Again we meet Sarah Lund played to absolute perfection by Sofie Gråbøl. This time Sarah is stationed at Gedser, southern Denmark checking passports. Lennart Brix (Morten Suurballe), Vibeke (Anne Marie Helger) and Mark Lund (Eske Forsting Hansen) are the only other three returning characters from series 1. Troels Hartmann and co are swapped for Thomas Buch and co. Copenhagen municipal politics has now become Danish politics on a national level involving the Prime Minister, Justice and Defence Ministries, alongside the Ministry of Integration, briefly. The Birk Larsens are replaced by the Rabens.
The second series has a much faster pace to it than the first and although there is less exploration of the characters as there was in series 1, this series is no worse for it. Sofie Gråbøl is once again supported by some of Denmark's finest acting talent. Nicolas Bro is outstanding as new Justice Minister Thomas Buch. Ken Vedsegaard is utterly convincing as Jens Peter Raben held in Herstedvester Prison. And as a new sidekick for Lund we have Ulrik Strange played by Mikael Birkkjær.... Read more ›
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Swedish version
Didn't like it because it was in Swedish with sub titles! This isn't made clear when buying the DVD nor is it mentioned on front of box which is all in English, you have to look... Read more
Published 8 hours ago by Annette R Newbald
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Killing series 2
No thickly painted Hollywood style make-up. No sentimentality; brutality, yes, but essential to the plot and characters. Loved the regional accents!
Published 1 day ago by Robin Hunt
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Forbrydelsen forever!
Well what can I say? After the first series I didn't think they'd be able to pull it off but series 2 is every bit as compelling, enthralling, exciting and all the other... Read more
Published 6 days ago by C. A. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Compulsive
Great characters, a great plot with many twists and completely compulsive. Once I'd started I just couldn't stop watching it.
Published 9 days ago by Mrs Mary Gardner
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not watched it yet ??
The first series was great viewing if this is half as good it will be worth the watching. looking forward to seeing the 3rd series
Published 15 days ago by Mr. A. R. Watt
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nowhere near as good as series 1
My wife and I were totally addicted to series one and thought is was the best TV thriller we have ever seen. This series we both found ok but were glad when it was over. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Nemo James - Singer Songwriter
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
I found this series as gripping as Series 1 in fact I watched the who;e lot in 3 days.Very good series.
Published 1 month ago by Winifred Gower
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth watching
I bought a used DVD version - it was of very good quality; as good as series three of the Killing.
Published 1 month ago by John O'Sullivan
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killing series 2
The DVD was in excellent condition as described ,arrived very quickly and is essentially the best crime thriller ever [along with The Killing Series 1 and 3]
Published 1 month ago by Laura M. Phelan
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First rate Scandinavian crime
This second series of The Killing, although perhaps not as compelling as the first, is nevertheless an excellent series. Read more
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