Hamilton: I nationens intresse (2012)

Special agent Hamilton goes undercover and joins a Russian mafia organization that smuggles swedish weapons to terrorists. Suddenly they are attacked by unknown group of heavily armed men ... See full summary »

Director:

Kathrine Windfeld

Writers:

Jan Guillou (novel), Stefan Thunberg

Stars:

Mikael Persbrandt, Seba Mubarak, Pernilla August

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mikael Persbrandt	...	Carl Hamilton
Seba Mubarak	...	Mouna Al Fathar (as Saba Mubarak)
Pernilla August	...	Sara Landhag
Jason Flemyng	...	Rob Hart
Lennart Hjulström	...	DG
Aleksandr Nosik	...	Krutov (as Alexander Nosik)
Ray Fearon	...	Benjamin Lee (as Raymond Fearon)
Peter Andersson	...	Staffan Wärnman
Gustaf Hammarsten	...	Martin Lagerbäck
Dan Ekborg	...	Claes Olofsson
David Dencik	...	Tomas Tideman
Leo Gregory	...	Miller
Fanny Risberg	...	Maria Solska
Liv Mjönes	...	Johanna Runestam
Kevin McNally	...	Harold Smith

Storyline

Special agent Hamilton goes undercover and joins a Russian mafia organization that smuggles swedish weapons to terrorists. Suddenly they are attacked by unknown group of heavily armed men who kill everybody except Hamilton and take the weapons. But who are they? And who are they working for? Hamilton starts chasing them across the world...

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish English Russian Arabic

Release Date:

13 January 2012 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Hamilton: Dans l'intérêt de la nation

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 45,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

International Traders, Pampas Produktion, TV4 Sweden

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mikael Persbrandt prepared for the role of Carl Hamilton by training with the American Navy Seals in San Diego for an extensive period of time, learning techniques such as silent takedowns and weapon disarming. Mikael Persbrandt was also trained by SSG, the Swedish Elite Force, in preparation for the role.

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Goofs

When Hamilton's boss (Peter Andersson) shows up on the island wearing uniform his badges of rank on his shoulders are on the wrong way around. The one on his left should be worn on his right shoulder and the one on his right should be on his left.

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Connections

Followed by Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)

User Reviews

I thought it would be worse.

This Swedish movie/TV production ain't that bad as I thought it would be. 6/10 for a Swedish action movie based on a Jan Guillou novel is a high rating in my book.

The film's better features one can thank in particular Michael Pers Brant (who I'm not a huge fan of normally) and Seba Mubarak (her, I would like to see in future major roles). Gustaf Hammarsten as Swedish technical consultant is both believable and nicely played. The role is however small. Seba felt like the filmmakers could not portray fairly. She gave more than enough, but they could not capture it fully. Big, big disappointment is August, Ekborg, Hjulström and in most scenes Anderson. They come in, read their lines and done. Zero intensity. I expected much more from these Swedish giants. The foreign crew how ever did fits into well. They do a good job and feels credible. I would not nominate any actor in this production for any award though.

The close combat scenes stinks and there are other scenes when it feels like someone poured syrup in the machinery. There are times when slow tempo adds ... but usually it will just fall flat, boring and TTBA (Try To Be Artsy).

The screenplay is more pretentious than good. I have no high thoughts of Jan Guillou. In my opinion he is probably one of the most speculative writer, journalist and media personality in Sweden. That and a nasty self-righteous attitude shines through in all his productions.

Many negative words for a movie I rate 6/10 but thats the thing. It is never the less entertaining and if one starts to watch one want to see the whole movie.