Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Mikael Persbrandt | ... | Roger Nyman | |
Michael Kitchen | ... | Ray Lambert | |
Pernilla August | ... | Nina Nyman | |
Reine Brynolfsson | ... | Bo Ekman | |
Bjørn Floberg | ... | Tom Nielsen | |
Jacqueline Ramel | ... | Helene Salonen | |
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Cecilia Ljung | ... | Lisa Holmgren |
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Joakim Forslund | ... | Markus Nyman |
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Julia Dehnisch | ... | Josefin Nyman |
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Agnes Granberg | ... | Sara Nyman |
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Johan Lindell | ... | Bernhard Lange |
Mathias Henrikson | ... | Peter Bark | |
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Donald Högberg | ... | Appelqvist |
Per Ragnar | ... | KG | |
Paul Birchard | ... | Bertram Norris |
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. Written by Anonymous
This is an excellent film with high production values and the two leading actors are superb. Don't be put off by the subtitles, a lot of it is in English with Michael Kitchen doing all his own speaking in English, so no captions for these scenes. I knew nothing about this political killing, but was gripped from start to finish. It's also one of those films that benefits from being watched more than once. Mikael Piersbrandt is terrific as the policeman who believes he knows what's going on, but can't make his superiors listen, while Michael Kitchen as the hired British hitman, provides a splendid contrast as he sets about his task in a cool, professional and frighteningly unemotional way. I was hooked right up to the last moment, and had to keep reminding myself that this wasn't necessarily what really happened. However, it's a very believable hypothesis, and gripping entertainment. Don't miss it, a real little gem!