Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser (2009)

Policeman Johan Falk returns to Gothenburg and starts service at the successful special service GSI, but the relation between the unit and the criminals introduces him to a world he never thought existed.

Director:

Anders Nilsson

Writers:

Anders Nilsson, Joakim Hansson

Stars:

Jakob Eklund, Joel Kinnaman, Mikael Tornving

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jakob Eklund	...	Johan Falk
Joel Kinnaman	...	Frank Wagner
Mikael Tornving	...	Patrik Agrell
Meliz Karlge	...	Sophie Nordh
Reuben Sallmander	...	Tommy Ridders
Jens Hultén	...	Seth Rydell
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Anja Månsdottir
André Sjöberg	...	Dick Jörgensen
Henrik Norlén	...	Lasse Karlsson
Martin Wallström	...	Martin Borhulth
Lars G. Svensson	...	Lennart Jägerström
Marie Richardson	...	Helén
Ruth Vega Fernandez	...	Marie
Zeljko Santrac	...	Matte
Pelle Bolander	...	Eric Davoda

Storyline

Policeman Johan Falk returns to Gothenburg and starts service at the successful special service GSI, but the relation between the unit and the criminals introduces him to a world he never thought existed.

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Plot Keywords:

gothenburg | criminal | fourth part | abbreviation in title | killing | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

TV4 [Sweden]

Country:

Sweden Germany

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

26 June 2009 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

GSI - Spezialeinheit Göteborg: Zwischen den Fronten

Filming Locations:

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Strix Drama, TV4, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Frank Wagner is based on the actual police informer Peter Rätz.

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Connections

Followed by Johan Falk: Operation Näktergal (2009)

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Soundtracks

Pavane
Written by Gabriel Fauré
Arranged by Bengt Nilsson
The slow theme music

User Reviews

Very slick Police State propaganda

At first glance, you might think the Johan Falk series was some sort of libertarian fantasy--intrepid lone hero breaks all the petty rules of society to struggle against titanic forces of evil. But of course it's just the opposite--Johan Falk is slick propaganda for the police state.

Why does Johan have to be the lone hero in the first place? Because the powers of law and order are hobbled by all those silly rules of due process and civil liberties, and the only answer (as the stories repeatedly assert) must be a huge increase in the surveillance, regulatory, and policing power of the state. Take that, Ayn Rand! To be sure, the show is extremely well made, with lots of action, fancy houses, and hot actors. And also lots of hokum about the takeover of Europe by criminal forces to justify our only salvation, a total police state. And do NOT even whisper the word "Fascism," or Johan will ridicule you as politically correct eunuch.

I hear this is Dick Cheney's favorite show. He probably watches it on the local state-funded, "liberal" PBS station.