Tragedy in a Country Churchyard

2013 1h 33m SV

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 14

Crime

Synopsis

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A murder investigation takes detective Christer Wijk to a small village, where he needs to separate rumors and facts to trail the murderer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tuva Novotny
Puck Ekstedt
Linus Wahlgren
Einar Bure
Ola Rapace
Christer Wijk
Reuben Sallmander
Arne
Katia Winter
Barbara
Emil Almén
Connie
Sofia Bach
Hjördis
Johan H:son Kjellgren
Johannes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christopher Panov
Writers: Alex Haridi
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Crimes of Passion: The Maria Lang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christopher Panov, shot by Andrés Rignell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Tuva Novotny and Linus Wahlgren and Ola Rapace carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2621118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christopher Panov directs. Andrés Rignell behind the camera. Kalle Frid scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Part of the "Crimes of Passion: The Maria Lang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Christopher Panov, shot by Andrés Rignell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kalle Frid. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tuva Novotny and Linus Wahlgren and Ola Rapace carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2621118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrés Rignell
Original score: Kalle Frid
Costume design: Maya E. Degerlund
Sound: Bernt Eklund
Stunt coordinator: Kimmo Rajala
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: SV
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (2013)

Part of

Crimes of Passion: The Maria Lang Collection

Based on early novels by the prolific Swedish crime novelist Maria Lang, written in the late 1940s and early 1950s about an ordinary couple working with a detective to investigate murders and mysteries.