Johan Falk: Brothers in Arms

2009 1h 33m SV

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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John Falk is on a routine mission with the Gothenburg police special unit GSI. With the help of a Norwegian undercover police and a civilian infiltrator in one of Gothenburg's heaviest criminal gangs, the GSI are trying buy six assault rifles and thus get them off the street. But suddenly everything changes when a new unknown player suddenly and immediately wants to buy not only those weapons but even more, including armor-piercing shells. GSI realizes that this can not be any ordinary robbers. Someone will start a war on the streets of Gothenburg. At the same time as the situation gets more and more complicated for John Falk's infiltrator Frank Wagner when the leader of the gang he infiltrated realize that one of his own leaking to the police.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jakob Eklund
Johan Falk
Joel Kinnaman
Frank Wagner
Mikael Tornving
Patrik Agrell
Jacqueline Ramel
Anja Månsdottir
Jens Hultén
Seth Rydell
Anastasios Soulis
Felix Rydell
Meliz Karlge
Sophie Nordh
Martin Wallström
Martin Borhulth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Nilsson
Writers: Fredrik T Olsson
Languages: English, Swedish, Serbian, Norwegian
Countries: Sweden, Germany

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Swedish, Serbian, Norwegian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Germany.

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4 / 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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Directed by Anders Nilsson, shot by Per-Arne Svensson. 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 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 Marianne Lindekrantz 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 Joel Kinnaman and Mikael Tornving carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anders Nilsson directs. Per-Arne Svensson behind the camera. Bengt Nilsson scores. Marianne Lindekrantz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in English, Swedish, Serbian, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Swedish, Serbian, Norwegian.
3International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Germany.
4Part of the "Johan Falk Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Anders Nilsson, shot by Per-Arne Svensson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bengt Nilsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Marianne Lindekrantz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jakob Eklund and Joel Kinnaman and Mikael Tornving carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1337066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.