The Third Wave

2003 1h 55m SV

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★6.1TMDB · 74

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Synopsis

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Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jakob Eklund
Johan Falk
Irina Björklund
Rebecca
Nicholas Farrell
Devlin
Ben Pullen
Kane
Marie Richardson
Helén Andersson
Lennart Hjulström
Ola Sellberg
Jacqueline Ramel
Anja Månsdottir
Hanna Alsterlund
Nina Andersson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Nilsson
Writers: Joakim Hansson, Anders Nilsson
Languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish
Countries: Finland, Sweden

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Finland, Sweden.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Johan Falk Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bengt Nilsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jakob Eklund and Irina Björklund and Nicholas Farrell carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anders Nilsson directs. Bengt Nilsson scores. Darek Hodor cuts. Produced in Finland, Sweden. Dialogue in English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish.
4International production across 2 countries: Finland, Sweden.
5Part of the "Johan Falk Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Original score by Bengt Nilsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jakob Eklund and Irina Björklund and Nicholas Farrell carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0313724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "hotel", "bank", "demonstration", "riot".