The White Lioness (1996)

In a world where international terrorism knows no national borders, Wallander and his South African colleagues must prevent a crime that would change the face of history.

Director:

Per Berglund (as Pelle Berglund)

Writers:

Lars Björkman (screenplay), Henning Mankell (novel)

Stars:

Rolf Lassgård, Charlotte Sieling, Cecilia Zwick-Nash

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rolf Lassgård	...	Wallander
Charlotte Sieling	...	Baiba
Cecilia Zwick-Nash	...	Linda (as Cecilia Zwick Nash)
Ernst Günther	...	Fadern
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
Jesper Christensen	...	Konovalenko
Rino Brezina	...	Rykoff
Boel Larsson	...	Tania
Siw Erixon	...	Louise Åkerblom

Storyline

In a world where international terrorism knows no national borders, Wallander and his South African colleagues must prevent a crime that would change the face of history.

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Plot Keywords:

kurt wallander character | sequel | car chase | finger cut off | police officer killed | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Sweden Denmark Norway

Language:

Swedish English Danish Norwegian Afrikaans

Release Date:

1 November 1996 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The White Lioness

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandrews, Sveriges Television (SVT), Malmö, Danmarks Radio (DR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

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

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Connections

Spin-off Wallander (2005)

User Reviews

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.