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

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 Sweden

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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 Danslärarens återkomst (2004)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Pretty good, better than 5.3

As I write this, the movie has a 5.3 out of 10 rating. I think it deserves better. I haven't read the book, but I've read some other Wallander books and seen some of the previous movies. Although I really like Lassgård as Wallander, Henriksson does a really good job and we should stay away from comparing them too much. They are different actors making their own interpretation of the role. Johanna Sällström does a good job as Wallander's daughter and there's a lot going on between them that I hope will get explored more in future movies. It's beautifully shot and generally speaking of pretty high production quality. Since they are doing 13 movies in pretty short time you could suspect it would come across as rushed and cheap, but I don't think that's the case with this one. Perhaps because it's the first and maybe it'll get worse as we go along. The supporting actors are of high caliber and do a good job. The story is a bit strange at times but they keep it together and going well and there's really no boring parts. So, in short, not the best Wallander-movie made, but I enjoyed it, and I think most other viewers will as well.