Can a person be hypnotized to kill? Based on the extraordinary true story, Murderous Trance follows detective Anders Olsen (Pilou Asbæk, "Game of Thrones", Ghost in the Shell) as he investigates a case in which a bank robber shoots two bank clerks before fleeing with the money.  With the help of a hypnotist (Rade Šerbedžija, "Downton Abbey", Mission Impossible 2), Olsen discovers a sinister mystery involving mind control and the charismatic criminal Björn Schow Nielsen (Josh Lucas, Ford v. Ferrari, The Lincoln Lawyer) who secretly befriends the investigator's young wife, bringing the menace ever closer to the investigator while putting their lives in great danger.