Sista kontraktet (1998)

Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

Director:

Kjell Sundvall

Writers:

John W. Grow (novel), Mats Arehn,

Stars:

Mikael Persbrandt, Michael Kitchen, Pernilla August

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mikael Persbrandt	...	Roger Nyman, the secret police
Michael Kitchen	...	John Gales alias Ray Lambert, the assasin
Pernilla August	...	Nina Nyman, Roger Nyman's wife
Reine Brynolfsson	...	Bo Ekman, policeofficer and Roger Nyman's best friend
Bjørn Floberg	...	Tom Nielsen, the hitman
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Helene Salonen, the secret police
Cecilia Ljung	...	Holmgren, Lisa, journalist
Joakim Forslund	...	Markus Nyman, Roger's child
Julia Brådhe-Dehnisch	...	Josefin Nyman (as Julia Dehnisch)
Agnes Granberg	...	Sara Nyman, Roger's child
Johan Lindell	...	Bernhard Lange, the secret police
Mathias Henrikson	...	Peter Bark
Donald Högberg	...	Appelqvist, the secret police
Per Ragnar	...	KG, the secret police
Paul Birchard	...	Bertram Norris

Storyline

Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | prime minister | assassin | sweden | police | 

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Taglines:

Sveavägen/Tunnelgatan. 28 februari 1986. Kl. 23.21

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Sweden Norway Finland

Language:

Swedish English

Release Date:

6 March 1998 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Last Contract

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 24,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurimages, Film Afrika Worldwide, FilmTeknikk Norge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Kjell Sundvall was set to direct, he was drowning in letters from people that wanted to share their theories of the actual murder of Olof Palme. This led to a decision to not slip any information about the shooting of the film to the public.

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Quotes

Roger Nyman, the secret police: You don't kill prime ministers in this country!

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Connections

References Goldfinger (1964)

User Reviews

An intriguing take on history

Much has been written and speculated about this sad part of Swedish history. This movie presents an interesting view on how things may have unfolded. Almost 20 years and numerous investigations and commissions later still the whole truth has not come to see the light of day.

If you enjoy historical thrillers then this is a movie for you.