The Snowman (2017)

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

Director:

Tomas Alfredson

Writers:

Peter Straughan (screenplay by), Hossein Amini (screenplay by)

Stars:

Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Fassbender	...	Harry Hole
Rebecca Ferguson	...	Katrine Bratt
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Rakel
Jonas Karlsson	...	Mathias
Michael Yates	...	Oleg
Ronan Vibert	...	Gunnar Hagen
J.K. Simmons	...	Arve Stop
Val Kilmer	...	Rafto
David Dencik	...	Vetlesen
Toby Jones	...	DC Svensson
Genevieve O'Reilly	...	Birte Becker
James D'Arcy	...	Filip Becker
Jeté Laurence	...	Josephine Becker
Adrian Dunbar	...	Frederik Aasen
Chloë Sevigny	...	Sylvia Ottersen / Ane Pedersen

Storyline

When an elite crime squad's lead detective investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit, the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.

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Plot Keywords:

promiscuous wife | snow | police investigation | promiscuous woman | hiked skirt | 

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Taglines:

Mister Police. You Could have Saved Her. I Gave You All The Clues.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

18A

Did You Know?

Trivia

Apparently, Michael Fassbender bought drinks for the whole crew after a long day of shooting. The next day, rigging electrician Karl Andre Bru walked up to Fassbender and said jokingly, "Thanks for the hangover, man!" Rumor has it Fassbender cracked up and was unable to keep a straight face for the rest of the day.

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Goofs

Detective Harry Hole breaks into Katrine's department with a kick, leaving the door open. After a brief fight between both, the gate is closed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Boy: Mom! Mom! Uncle Jonas is here.
Boy's Mother: No, it's not Tuesday today.
Boy: But he is. He's here.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: The Snowman (2017)

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Soundtracks

Stop Stop Stop
Written by Tomas Alfredson

User Reviews

What a waste of opportunity

I made the mistake of reading the book again before watching the movie So had high expectations. It was The Snowman that got me hooked on Jo Nesbo and was excited when I saw the trailer. I walked out of it at the end feeling very disappointed.

Characters were stripped down to being almost irrelevant. They should have stuck more closely to the book for Katrine Bratt, such an important part. Ave Stop did not come across as the charismatic media guru. Instead, he appeared to be somewhat impotent. ldar Vetlesen may as well have been cut right out of it. The script very loosely followed the book. The twists in the plot were poorly handled. The opening Scene faded to frame the plot and I won't say anymore about that. Val Kilmer as Gert Rafto?? At least the harsh, bleak atmosphere was captured and Fassbender did a pretty good job.

This movie Should be shown to film students on how not to do it.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK USA China Sweden Japan

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

20 October 2017 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Le Bonhomme de neige

Filming Locations:

Norway

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,372,565, 22 October 2017

Gross USA:

$6,700,035

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$43,155,261

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Another Park Film, Perfect World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1