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I had no clue that 'Journal 64' (or 'The Purity of Vengeance') was part of a series of films known as 'Department Q', before looking it up on IMDB (and that was after watching the movie). Well, even if it wasn't, the screenplay has added enough layers to its lead characters to make it a totally engaging fare. Assad, one of the cops in Dept. Q, is set to move to another division and his partners Carl and Rose are finding it hard to come to terms with his departure. The uncovering of a few mummified bodies behind the false wall of an apartment in Copenhagen brings an exciting case on the desk of Dept. Q once again.

On the side, in 1961, we are introduced to Nete (and how she ends up on The Girls' Home in Sprogø for 'the morally defective'), her roomie Rita, the fascist doctor Curt and his unsympathetic assistant Gitte Charles. The film provides a fair bit of an insight into the grim realities of what went down in that island facility, and it's definitely not for the faint-hearted. Does the past have a connection with the goings-on of the present? Watch the film to find out!

Adapted from the novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the screenplay packs enough thrills and punches to keep the viewer on their toes for the most part. A conspiracy is unraveled slowly; we realize the subplots aren't mere subplots. Every character shown on screen has at least one or more relevant scenes. That clearly indicates the screenplay's strength. With a cast that's already popular among Danish viewers, director Christoffer Boe had his job cut out to an extent. He has retained some of the gruesome details of Sprogø to reinstate how big of a terror-show it once used to be.

Incorporating elements from a past era into a film can sometimes come across as too dramatic and struggling to convey the right notion. Director Boe doesn't have any of it. The daunting flashback sequences at the facility are as thrilling as the duo (and their female colleague) trying to crack their case several years later. The crafting is excellent, the thrills very carefully placed. The plot, however, gets predictable beyond a point. The supposed twist in the tale isn't exactly what one would term 'remarkable', but in a thriller universe, I believe it fits.

The climax is a bit of a stretch too, with the extended scenes catering more to fans of the franchise than to the plot. If that doesn't bother you, you have a really good thriller in your hands. The camaraderie between the leads is also one of the reasons this film works so well. It has well-rounded protagonists (one of them fundamentally flawed, and for the right cinematic reasons!), above-par performances, detailed plotting, and just the right amount of thrills and action set-pieces that can make your weekend a wee bit more interesting!

What I immediately need to do is seek out the older counterparts to this movie and binge-watch them.

This fourth movie in the Department Q series is the best one so far in my opinion. It was also the first of the films I saw without having read the book first. Hence my higher rating? Maybe. Anyway, it's a good and thrilling movie with some unexpected twists and a story inspired by true and horrific events.

I've only seen one other film from the Department Q series and both were good films. Once the film started, it just grabbed me and didn't let go. I'm not gonna spoil it so all I can say is give it a go if you like thrillers. I was pleased.

If you haven't seen the previous episodes, I strongly suggest you do. It explains the bound between the two protagonists. Once again Department Q delivers an emotional and strongly written police adventure. By now it's hard to imagine a movie in these series without the constant switch between past and present. It's an interesting way to uncover the timeline and the motives of each character. It just works really well. Is it the best one in these series? Probably not. But it's still worth your time, even if you haven't seen the previous three films. I hope there will be more of these.

I was so impressed with the first movie and it has always been an impatient wait until the next instalment. I just love how the Danish can come up with such quirky characters. Sometimes the character put you off because they are so different but as time goes by you grow to love them and it is amazing how the subtle acting can convey so many emotions if you look out for them. I would be very sad if this was the last we see of these quirky characters. I just hope there will not be an English language version remake!!!

The series reached its ceiling with the second and third episode. Here it lacks a final punch and some character depth, that was very welcome in the previous installments. Also, the circumstances of the murders are a bit weird and never really explained. Anyway, it's the usual two hours of nice entertainment.

I am a bit biased (fan of the series n the characters Carl, Assad n Rose) The film is very intriguing with enuff tension n a satisfying ending n it holds you in its grip from start to finish, with taut performances n some amazing cinematography. Inspite of the movie going backward n forward, it doesn't get incoherent at all. In the present we c two young girls enter an abortion centre n the flashback scene is of a man who puts his daughter in an institution as a punishment for being morally wrong. In the present, workers discover mummified bodies all connected with the same institution. While the mummified murder case is fresh, it is passed onto Department Q as the bodies has been ther since 12 years. While Assad has been promoted, Carl n Rose r still working in the basement aka Department Q pertaining to unresolved cases. Carl starts investigating n Assad too joins him as he has one more week left before his promotion.

The 'Department Q' series is one the best of its type that I have had the pleasure to watch. Why has it taken so long for this the 4th instalment to be released. Now it seems the series has come to an end which is a great pity. 10/10 for each epsiode and the whole series. Danish film making at its superbist!

Finally a new reunion with Carl Mørch and Assad with a new crime mystery, the fourth in the series and so far the last one that is planned. It's a shame if there aren't any more, because again this is awesome crime; exciting, unpredictable and raw. Unlike the previous films, the action here is more comprehensive with more elements than what is first assumed. The film manages to balance this well. Still, I think this is a small minus. The previous films were all about a particular event, which they investigated. Here, there are both conspiracy theories and more comprehensive, than the more linear predecessors. Nevertheless, this holds plenty. Contrary to all that goes on television of crime series and movies, Journal 64 is liberatingly different and much more exciting and therefore interesting for anyone who loves good crime.

As usual it's well acted, directed and atmospheric, but for being the darkest (there is truth loosely in the story) it is also the weakest. The problem is a couple of very daft scenes that really do detract, however it's still better than most movies based on novels. Carl and Assad are one of the best partnerships on screen and you do feel for how they have evolved. Pity this seems to be the final in the series.

Department Q is a series of mystery novels by Dutch author Jussi Adler-Olsen about a group of detectives who investigate cold cases. In modern Copenhagen a sealed room is discovered in an old apartment building with four dead bodies positioned at the table. The murder had occurred so many years ago the bodies are mummified. There's one empty place left at the table.

Your enjoyment of the film is highly dependent on your love for the main characters. This is story number 4 and for those of us who have been on this journey for some years our detectives - sombre Carl and charismatic Assad have become our old friends. The narrative as usual switches between the past and the present. The flashbacks in Department Q films can be a bit boring and confusing, but not this time around. The story gallops forward at a high pace introducing many elements, some require serious suspension of disbelief, but the core message about women's suppression of the past and the present is loud and clear. There's also some action involved- again quite unusual for these series.

The movie is very atmospheric, Copenhagen is dark and mysterious and the women's institution in the flashbacks looks fabulously haunted. The mystery holds no big surprises but good acting, suspense and location is why you should check the movie out.

Now I am tempted to try the books, but Carl's and Assad's adventures still seem to be too politically correct for my liking.

An okay movie - but a very bad screenplay adaptation from the book. So many nuances and important point is lost :-(

The movie has only one problem, you know exactly what is going to happen since the beginning.

¨Diario 64¨ or ¨The Purity of Revenge¨ (2018) by Christoffer Boe displays a good cast with Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Søren Pilmark. It's been five years since the first success of the Department Q in "The Keeper of Lost Causes: The cases of the Q Departament" (2013), and only two short years since the hunt for the serial killer in "Redemption¨. In this entry the unpredictable Carl Morck -more intractable and introspective than ever- is once again played by Nikolaj Kaas, while Fares Fares gives life, once again, to his faithful companion of the department, Assad. Behind a thin wall are three mummified corpses around a table with a free seat. Gruff agent Carl Morck and his good assistant Assad will follow the clues of an institution called Sprogo where medical experiments took place. There they try to discover who should occupy the fourth place. These events are eerily laced to a strange facility. It is a truly tragic film about a twisted investigation in which our two protagonists face the most difficult case. Even though the terrors of Sprogø are a closed chapter in Danish history, there are now people claiming the experiments have continued to go on up until today. What happens if you can't let go of the past, if it eats you up inside?. Nothing is forgotten forever!. Based on the best-selling novel of First Department Q!. From the Screenwriter of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'!. Your last chance at him is the lost causes department!

This is the fourth installment after "Misericordy" , "Desecration" and "Redemption" and it is the turn of this "File 64" in the series of Danish productions based on the crime novels by Jussi Adler-Olsem in which two detectives and a secretary are in charge of investigating, if it arises some relevant fact, files almost closed for years. Christoffer Boe - Golden Camera at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival - directs professionally this thriller that has characteristic elements of the films of the seventies and especially of the Nordic crime novel.

The film that was presented in the official selection at the 2018 Sitges festival, presents in this series the personal and professional relationships of the protagonist police officers, here at a sentimental crossroads. Being well starred by Nikolaj Lie Kaas as deranged and cold detective Carl Mørck , Fares Fares as his faithful helper Assad and Johanne Louise Schmidt as efficient secretary Rose who in this episode takes on greater prominence than in previous entries. All of them begin a race against time to prevent new killings and attacks from creepy happenings.

And here the interesting story is intertwined with some historical elements about the Danish figure "Karl Steincke": He is known for his book 'Social Security of the Future' (in Danish, Fremtidens forsørgelsesvæsen) from 1920 in which he stated:"We treat the insignificant one with all kinds of care and love, but we prohibit him, in return, only from reproducing." His book was the basis for Danish laws on eugenics, the sterilization and castration of unwanted elements. Steincke considered that preventing the reproduction of "unwanted" people was important for society, mainly for practical reasons and because according to him "no one wanted them to have children, even if they were healthy". These types of phrases did not prevent him from being awarded the gold medal for merit and he has been cited as the main architect of the Danish welfare state with the Social Reform Laws of the early 1930s, including the Kanslergade Agreement.

And I thought the British made the best police psychological dramas! The whole series of 4 (up to now) are absolutely incredible. Great script, great acting, great director(s) and first class filming - you cannot fault this series in any way. I'm off to read the novels now - the inspiration behind the films MUST be an incredible writer!!

Journal 64 is a solid addition to the Department Q series, but it's not particularly exceptional. The film is quite gruesome and strays into the ridiculous at times, but overall, it's an enjoyable Krimi. The story begins when some workers make a grisly discovery in an old apartment in Copenhagen. They find three mummified corpses seated around a dining table, with an empty seat left for a fourth person. Detective Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad are assigned to find out who the corpses are and who the fourth seat was intended for. They begin investigating the apartment's residents and eventually trace the trail back to the notorious women's institution on the island of Sprogø, where mentally challenged and "immoral" girls were housed and mistreated, and most were ultimately sterilized.

The historical part of the story takes place in the 1950s, and it's a dramatization of a sad and interesting chapter in Danish history. The film sheds light on the mistreatment and medical experimentation with forced sterilization that was a regular part of life for the girls placed on the island. While these horrors are now part of Denmark's past, some people emerge in the present, claiming that the experiments have continued to this day. Carl and Assad race against time to prevent new murders and abuse.

The film's direction by Christoffer Boe is competent, and the performances by Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, and Søren Pilmark are excellent. The production design and cinematography by Nikolaj Danielsen and Jacob Møller respectively are also commendable. The film has received positive reviews, and while it may not be the best of the Department Q series, it's still worth watching, especially for its insight into Denmark's past. Overall, Journal 64 is an interesting and enjoyable watch.

Basic and good narrated thriller, as we know it from the first three parts of this movie series.

Of course, its not an outstanding crime movie, but it has its own kind of character.

I love the dark mood and the strong filming. As well as the main actors Lie Kaas and Fares. Both fit together really well and I'm looking forward to the next part this movie series

I have to admit that this is the best Danish crime movie ever made (my opinion). It is well written and the acting is top notch. It's disappointing that the lead actors aren't coming back for the next flick.

But watch this film and you will get chills!

I love Jussi Olsen, this movie was very VERY well made and the acting was spectacular. It was super passionate and one of those movies you can't look away from. I highly recommend this movie. It's super exciting and unpredictable.

Left great feelings after seeing this whole serie <3

Makes the first 3 installments look like mere attempts which, with hindsight, they were. One of the best movies in years. Perfect script, acting, cinematography, direction. Emotional highs, perfect ending, and politically correct to boot.

My swedish wife has read the novels from the day the first was published. A fantastic critic of films based on books. Her suggestion to watch the available films. I am brit expat but fluent in swedish and ok with Danish. We get swedtext anyway. I thought this film was just perfect and the expert said it held quite well to the book. Farris Farris is a great compassionate actor and this film gave him an opportunity to show it. Great series of films.