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Den tredje vågen

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  • 1h 55m
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6.3/10
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Irina Björklund and Jakob Eklund in Den tredje vågen (2003)
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Thriller
Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.7K
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  • Director
    • Anders Nilsson
  • Writers
    • Anders Nilsson
    • Joakim Hansson
  • Stars
    • Jakob Eklund
    • Irina Björklund
    • Nicholas Farrell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anders Nilsson
  • Writers
    • Anders Nilsson
    • Joakim Hansson
  • Stars
    • Jakob Eklund
    • Irina Björklund
    • Nicholas Farrell
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    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Den tredje vågen (2003)
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    Irina Björklund and Jakob Eklund in Den tredje vågen (2003)
    Jakob Eklund in Den tredje vågen (2003)
    Irina Björklund in Den tredje vågen (2003)
    Irina Björklund and Jakob Eklund in Den tredje vågen (2003)
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    Irina Björklund and Jakob Eklund in Den tredje vågen (2003)
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    Jakob Eklund
    Jakob Eklund
    • Johan Falkas Johan Falk
    Irina Björklund
    Irina Björklund
    • Rebeccaas Rebecca
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • Devlinas Devlin
    Ben Pullen
    Ben Pullen
    • Kaneas Kane
    Marie Richardson
    Marie Richardson
    • Helénas Helén
    Sylvester Groth
    Sylvester Groth
    • Dauphinas Dauphin
    Lennart Hjulström
    Lennart Hjulström
    • Sellbergas Sellberg
    John Benfield
    John Benfield
    • Stevensas Stevens
    Robert Giggenbach
    Robert Giggenbach
    • Sorensenas Sorensen
    Pierre Deny
    • Leblancas Leblanc
    Emmanuel Limal
    Emmanuel Limal
    • Roccaas Rocca
    Hanna Alsterlund
    • Ninaas Nina
    Jacqueline Ramel
    Jacqueline Ramel
    • Anjaas Anja
    • (as Jaqueline Ramel)
    Joram Voelklein
    • Van Nuysas Van Nuys
    Joep Sertons
    • Van Effenas Van Effen
    David Fredrickson
    • Harrowsas Harrows
    • (as David Frederickson)
    Christian Greger Strøm
    • Martinsas Martins
    • (as Christian Greger)
    László Hágó
    • Ebenhardtas Ebenhardt
    • Director
      • Anders Nilsson
    • Writers
      • Anders Nilsson
      • Joakim Hansson
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Several entire blocks were constructed in Trollhättan to simulate locations of Munich and the Hague.
    • Goofs
      When Rebecca is sitting on the ferry to Hoek van Holland, the green screen used for the window is reflected in the shiny table.
    • Quotes

      Bodice: [Radio] We need a fucking hospital here!

      Devlin: [Radio] Roger. And can we please use the proper procedure of language, over.

      Bodice: [Radio] Fucking roger, out!

    • Crazy credits
      "Dock INGET TACK till polisledningen i Göteborg som för tredje gången vägrat lyfta ett finger för att hjälpa oss. Tur att polishuset i Göteborg i övrigt är fyllt med samarbetsvilliga poliser..." Which translates roughly to: "But NO THANKS go to the police-management in Göteborg as they, for the third time, have been unwilling to lift a finger to help us. Lucky for us the police-houses of Göteborg are filled with cooperative officers..."
    • Connections
      Followed by Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser (2009)

    User reviews16

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Pretty classy
    Sweden has a literary tradition of very high-quality political crime and action thrillers, starring heroes like Martin Beck, Carl Hamilton - and Johan Falk. All of them have been turned into movies, and the latest trilogy with Johan Falk - Noll Tolerans, Livvakterna and Den Tredje Vågen - continues the honor roll. These are very well-produced and exciting action movies; certainly impressive by any Scandinavian standard.

    They are not perfect, though. Good as they are, they are marred by formulaic elements, like extremely evil bad guys who always threaten to beat and/or kill women, which is "the easy way" for a writer to show how evil the bad guys are. As a result, the realism suffers. The third movie in particular also gets unrealistic in the dramatic finale, with Helén (Falk's girlfriend, mostly an innocent bystander) suddenly turning into an expert pickpocket and "undercover operative". The massive riots in Munich were also a bit over the top, I thought, and not really necessary for the story, except to allow the writer to avoid having Falk do all the dirty work of disposing of the bad guys.

    But even so, these movies are highly entertaining and well worth watching. The movies get progressively better, building excitement as they go. The independent security force in Livvakterna was very cool, and the international action in Den Tredje Vågen, with Nicholas Farrell's well-acted character switching sides because he's all integrity, was very satisfying.

    7 out of 10.
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    • Dec 1, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2003 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Finland
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • The Third Wave
    • Filming locations
      • Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Sonet Film
      • Film i Väst
      • The Chimney Pot
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    • Budget
      • SEK 34,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,386
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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