Zero Tolerance (1999)
"Noll tolerans" (original title)

Johan is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander, are ... See full summary »

Director:

Anders Nilsson

Writers:

Anders Nilsson (story), Anders Nilsson,

Stars:

Jakob Eklund, Peter Andersson, Marie Richardson

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jakob Eklund	...	Kriminalinspektör Johan Falk
Peter Andersson	...	Leo Gaut
Marie Richardson	...	Helén Andersson
Hanna Alsterlund	...	Nina Andersson
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Kriminalinspektör Anja Månsdottir
Fredrik Dolk	...	Kriminalinspektör Peter Kroon
Lennart Hjulström	...	Jourkommissarie Ola Sellberg
Stig Torstensson	...	Edvin Josefsson
Erik Ståhlberg	...	Hasse
Torkel Petersson	...	Urban
Hans Mosesson	...	Chefsåklagare Lindbeck (as Hans Moseson)
Claudio Salgado	...	Aron Dimitrejevic
Helén Söderqvist Henriksson	...	Eva Gaut (as Heléne Söderkvist-Henriksson)
Tind Soneby	...	Carolin Gaut
Margita Ahlin	...	Britta Olsson

Storyline

Johan is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander, are dead. Three witnesses, including Helen, identify thug extraordinaire Leo Gaut as being the dead crook's trigger-happy colleague. Gaut soon threatens the three witnesses, and only Johan, the badge-wearing hero, can save them.

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Plot Keywords:

robber | gothenburg | gangster | threat | action violence | 

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Taglines:

Ett bestialiskt brott, tre hotade vittnen, tolvhundra maktlösa poliser. Skulle Du våga vittna?

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

29 October 1999 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Nul tolerance

Filming Locations:

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 9,131,934 (Sweden) (31 December 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film i Väst, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond, Sandrews

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the credits of this film, the producers give their thanks to all the police forces in Västra Götalands Län (which is a part of the eastern part of Sweden) except for the police management - who is the only police authority in Sweden who refuses to help in the making of movies and other culture projects.

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Crazy Credits

They thanked 5000 pedestrians and motorists when the traffic had been redirected round the city during the carchase-scene.

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Connections

Followed by Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna (2012)

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Soundtracks

"The End of the Line"
Written by Peter Tägtgren
Performed by Pain
Warner/Chappell
Stockholm Records

User Reviews

More thriller than action

Marketed as one of Sweden´s first real action movies ever, "Noll Tolerans" therefore has a lot to live up to. But in my eyes, this is more of a regular cop-thriller than a heavy action movie.

One problem is that "Noll Tolerans" showcases the biggest action scene five minutes into the movie, and every other action scene later on feels like a step down. The ending feels extremely tired. But you can´t deny that this is still very competent work.

The movie begins shortly before Christmas eve, when policeman Johan Falk (Jacob Eklund) runs into foul business on the street. After a frenetic car chase he is confronted with two jewel-thieves, and after a violent shootout one of the robbers gets killed. Thanks to witnesses the other criminal is later arrested. But he manages to threaten the witnesses to silence, and after a while the police force is after Johan Falk instead. Now he must prove he is innocent.

"Noll Tolerans" is an ambitious movie, but you can´t deny that in the States this would have been a straight to video-release. The story is not interesting enough and the pace is awfully slow. Action fans can´t be too happy with this one, but it did get a sequel called "Livvakterna" two years later.

2/5