Vita lejoninnan, Den (1996)

Director:

Per Berglund

Writers:

Lars Björkman (writer)
Henning Mankell (novel)

Release Date:

1 November 1996 (Sweden)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Sydafrika. En organisation planerar ett attentat. Spaaren leder till Sverige. En man kan stoppa dem.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Rolf Lassgård	...	Police Inspector Kurt Wallander
Charlotte Sieling	...	Baiba
Cecilia Zwick-Nash	...	Linda (as Cecilia Zwick Nash)
Ernst Günther	...	The Father
Basil Appollis	...	John September
Denise Newman	...	Ann
Tshamano Sebe	...	Mabasha
Marius Weyers	...	Dekker
Dipuo Huma	...	Miranda
Lee-Ann Van Rooi	...	Matilda
Gideon De Wet	...	Wiermann
Rino Brezina	...	Rykoff
Jesper Christensen	...	Konovalenko
Boel Larsson	...	Tania
Siw Erixon	...	Louise Åkerblom

Also Known As:

The White Lioness (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Sweden | Norway | Denmark

Language:

Swedish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Danmarks Radio (DR)

Goofs:

Continuity: The time on the clock when the second black murderer arrives at Copenhagen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Beck: Lockpojken (#1.1)" (1997)

Swedish anti-apartheid whodunnit

there is lot to be said for Swedish made for TV film from the 90s. this particular one is certainly doomed by a rather good novel which it is based on. the screen writing follows the novel rather loosely but still tries to incorporate all the locations and characters of the original source and that is where this film does not work. i am not sure if there was a lot of material shot that ended on the cutting room floor or if the script is actually the choice. either way - it makes the plot complicated and not so very straight without adding excitement. some good writing has gone into this but maybe it would have been better to remove it even further from the novel. the editing especially lacks in craftsmanship. performances are rather good, however. one does get the impression though, that filming partly in cape town seemed to be a nice option for everybody. since Mankell is a very! famous author in scandinavia, one cannot help thinking that the team was under the impression that everything they produce is going to be a success.