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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Did You Know?

Trivia

The slow theme music of the series is called Pavane and is composed by French composer Gabriel Fauré.

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Connections

Followed by Johan Falk: Leo Gaut (2009)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Sad and not well-made in the least; very weak lead character/actor

What a heap of troubles.

Sweden often combats crime; one may say it's "our" forté.

Trouble is, the same actors adapt the same dour, sour stance when affronting the crimes perpetrated by other film-makers and actors, all from Sweden. It's a downward trajectory.

Here, the biggest crime is courtesy of Jacob Eklund, who would not be able to act his way out of a paper bag; he's far too lackadaisical and apathetic to be a lead guy, and his character's simply not believable.

This story is somewhat interesting as one specific criminal quickly proves to be an informant for the police. That's about it, really. The action is questionable as I kept looking at my wall behind the TV at times, for more exciting stuff; I'm not exaggerating when writing it.

Fingers crossed for more excitement.

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

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,167,869

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