Hypnotisören (2012)

A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Paolo Vacirca (screenplay), Paolo Vacirca (story adaption)

Stars:

Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobias Zilliacus	...	Joona Linna
Mikael Persbrandt	...	Erik Maria Bark
Lena Olin	...	Simone Bark
Helena Af Sandeberg	...	Daniella
Oscar Pettersson	...	Benjamin
Anna Azcárate	...	Lydia
Jonatan Bökman	...	Josef
Jan Waldekranz	...	Shulman
Eva Melander	...	Magdalena
Göran Thorell	...	Stensund
Gustav Levin	...	Carlos
Tomas Magnusson	...	Petter
Ulf Eklund	...	Nålen
Conny Vakare	...	Kut chefen
Emma Mehoniç	...	Evelyn

Storyline

After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving daughter before the murderer does.

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Plot Keywords:

hypnosis | hospital | nurse | murder | snow | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish Finnish

Release Date:

28 September 2012 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

El hipnotista

Filming Locations:

Studio Kronan, Norrbotten, Swedish Lapland, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmpool Nord, Sonet Film, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a discussion between Magdalena and Joona, 'Moomintroll' is mentioned. Moomintroll is the central character in a series of books by 'Tove Jansson'. There have been several television programs based on the character and the books.

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Goofs

The movie shows a hemophiliac being administered antihemophilic factor through an intramuscular injection at night. Antihemophilic factor is mostly administered in mornings and always intravenously.

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Connections

References Battlefield 3 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Epilogue
Music by Oscar Fogelström and Niki & the Dove, lyrics by Malin Dahlstrom'

User Reviews

Solid book, movie ... not that much

First of all, if you can read something, better do that and only then watch the movie. To see if your imagination and fantasy after reading something is near/far from something that the director had in his mind.

The book itself is solid, interesting read, I love thrillers and mysteries and as a thriller there are multiple options to make you think that you know the answer. To some it might be predictable, to some like me, are let to be driven by the book. It is a long book and has some parts that could have been shorter ... but at the finish you feel good about it.

The movie however, I know it is difficult to put everything in a two hour movie, plus to keep the focus and the things interesting, but the scenario is changed. There are so many good book adaptations on screen, but sadly this is not one of them. So many things are not like they are shown in the movie. That is what bothered me the most. Stick to the story! And secondly I was not impressed with the acting at all. Very frigid, yes I know the book is a little bit dark and the characters are as well, but somehow even the slightest emotions are presented very cold and robotic.

You don't have to agree, after all that is my opinion. And to conclude my opinion, I say read the book. Much more fun.