Wallander: Mastermind

"Someone is watching and playing a deadly game, with you"

2005 1h 38m SV

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Synopsis

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Kurt Wallander and the other police officers try to find the connection between a horrible murder that took place in Ystad and the kidnapping of one of the police force's daughters. It also seems someone has infiltrated the police and controls every move the police make.

“Someone is watching and playing a deadly game, with you”

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Cast

Krister Henriksson
Kurt Wallander
Johanna Sällström
Linda Wallander
Ola Rapace
Stefan Lindman
Douglas Johansson
Martinsson
Angela Kovács
Ann-Britt Höglund
Mats Bergman
Nyberg
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Svartman
Michael Nyqvist
Lothar Kraftzcyk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Flinth
Writers: Stefan Ahnhem, Henning Mankell
Languages: Serbo-Croatian, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Serbo-Croatian, Swedish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Flinth, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adam Nordén. 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 Søren B. Ebbe 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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Krister Henriksson and Johanna Sällström and Ola Rapace carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Flinth directs. Eric Kress behind the camera. Adam Nordén scores. Søren B. Ebbe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Serbo-Croatian, Swedish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Serbo-Croatian, Swedish.
3International production across 5 countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
4Part of the "Wallander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Peter Flinth, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Adam Nordén. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Søren B. Ebbe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Krister Henriksson and Johanna Sällström and Ola Rapace carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Someone is watching and playing a deadly game, with you".
10IMDB entry: tt0495914 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.