Innan frosten 

Tracking a sadistic killer, detective Kurt Wallander follows a string of incidents -- attacks on domestic animals, ritualistic murders of humans -- with help from his daughter, Linda, a new member of the Ystad police force.

Director:

Kjell-Åke Andersson

Writers:

Stefan Ahnhem (screenplay), Per Berglund (screenplay) (as Pelle Berglund)

Stars:

Krister Henriksson, Johanna Sällström, Ola Rapace

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Krister Henriksson	...	Kurt Wallander
Johanna Sällström	...	Linda Wallander
Ola Rapace	...	Stefan Lindman
Ellen Jelinek	...	Anna Westin (as Ellen Mattsson)
Niklas Falk	...	Erik Westin
Angela Kovacs	...	Ann-Britt Höglund (as Angela Kovács)
Douglas Johansson	...	Martinsson
Mats Bergman	...	Nyberg
Fredrik Gunnarsson	...	Svartman
Chatarina Larsson	...	Lisa Holgersson
Jens Hultén	...	Torgeir
Karin Bertling	...	Birgitta Medberg
Malena Engström	...	Myran
Maria Arnadottir	...	Malin Krantz
Marianne Mörck	...	Ebba

Storyline

Tracking a sadistic killer, detective Kurt Wallander follows a string of incidents -- attacks on domestic animals, ritualistic murders of humans -- with help from his daughter, Linda, a new member of the Ystad police force.

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Plot Keywords:

nordic noir | scandinavia | archive footage | reference to jim jones | killing an animal | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first of only two episodes of the series that are actually based on the Wallander novels, the second being Wallander: Den orolige mannen (2013). The rest are based on original stories by Wallander creator Henning Mankell.

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Goofs

The movie takes place in a town in Skåne. But only two people in the whole movie speak with a dialect from that area.

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Connections

References The Return of the Dancing Master (2004)

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Soundtracks

Bohème: Che gelida manina
Written by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Jussi Björling

User Reviews

A film I could easily recommend to watch

I was quite surprised to see some of the negative reviews of the film on this page. Not having read the book, I actually thought the film was very enjoyable on several levels: the father versus daughter relationship is entirely credible; the daughter versus old friends story; and finally the actual plot centered around the twisted sect. Seemingly unimportant information was picked up later in the film giving significance to details in a very clever way. The pace of the film is quite good, never a dull moment, suspense is OK if not at the highest level, acting is good to. I can agree with some of the reviewers that Kurt Wallander is a more complex character than what has been portrayed in this particular film, not to blame Krister Henriksson, the 90 minutes didn't allow it. Hopefully the whole palette of his personality will be exposed in the films that will follow. Overall, a film that I would easily recommend to rent or watch on TV.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Sweden]

Country:

Sweden Germany Denmark Norway Finland

Language:

Swedish English

Release Date:

3 December 2005 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Ennen routaa

Filming Locations:

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yellow Bird, ARD Degeto Film, TV4

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1