Viveca Sten's popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime and the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.
Stars:
Jakob Cedergren,
Alexandra Rapaport,
Anki Lidén
Police superintendent Maja Silver goes back to her old hometown in the Swedish Bible belt to see her daughter, when a terrible discovery paralyzes the small community.
Stars:
Helena Bergström,
Johan H:son Kjellgren,
Mattias Nordkvist
Group A are called in to investigate a car bomb in Holland but to their horror a policeman and his family were in the car. Further investigation reveal a link between drugs and child porn ... See full summary »
Three Swedish financiers are murdered over three consecutive nights. Evidence suggests that the killings will continue and the world of finance is panicked. The police quickly set up a ... See full summary »
In Sweden, from where "Maria Wern" originates, seasons 3 and 4 premiered on DVD, with the exception of Maria Wern: Inte ens det förflutna (2012) which premiered in theaters. See more »
Now in process of downloading episodes and translating for English subtitles. It's natural for the Swedes to "go dark" in movies, theater, books or other art media; it's in their genes, dating back ... long in history. There is also the fact that a Swedish life can be very boring and stale and thus the Swedes tend to exaggerate toward the "imaginative depth of mind". Just look at most Swedish movie directors, they all have that little bit of Bergman in them, some more than others. I know, was born and raised on the Island of Gotland, an island where nearly everyone used to know each other, with long family ties and history. Of course it's a great place to make a movie or TV-series since Gotland is a "summer heaven" with great weather, good people, great beaches and plenty of places for good food.
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Now in process of downloading episodes and translating for English subtitles. It's natural for the Swedes to "go dark" in movies, theater, books or other art media; it's in their genes, dating back ... long in history. There is also the fact that a Swedish life can be very boring and stale and thus the Swedes tend to exaggerate toward the "imaginative depth of mind". Just look at most Swedish movie directors, they all have that little bit of Bergman in them, some more than others. I know, was born and raised on the Island of Gotland, an island where nearly everyone used to know each other, with long family ties and history. Of course it's a great place to make a movie or TV-series since Gotland is a "summer heaven" with great weather, good people, great beaches and plenty of places for good food.