Mads Mikkelsen stars in Riders of Justice, a dark Danish comedy thriller

By Jane Freebury
October 30 2021 - 12:00pm

It's quite the transformation. For his role in Riders of Justice as a flinty military officer returned from Afghanistan, Mads Mikkelsen had his head shaved and grew a bushman's beard. With the floppy brown hair gone and the distinctive cheekbones having disappeared from view, audiences will do a double take. The Danish actor looks like a seasoned soldier but nothing like his familiar self.

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