Wallander: The Secret

2006 1h 27m SV

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★6.4TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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11-year-old Johannes is found raped and murdered. Investigations lead to a pedophile ring and detective Stefan Lindman's dark secret.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Krister Henriksson
Kurt Wallander
Johanna Sällström
Linda Wallander
Ola Rapace
Stefan Lindman
Hampus Edfeldt
11 years-old Stefan
Adam Sääf
Johannes Begntsson
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Svartman
Mats Bergman
Nyberg
Stina Ekblad
Karin Linder

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephan Apelgren
Writers: Stefan Thunberg, Henning Mankell
Languages: German, Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Swedish.

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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 Stephan Apelgren, shot by Peter Mokrosinski. 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 Håkan Karlsson 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

Stephan Apelgren directs. Peter Mokrosinski behind the camera. Adam Nordén scores. Håkan Karlsson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in German, Swedish.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Swedish.
4Part of the "Wallander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Stephan Apelgren, shot by Peter Mokrosinski. 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 Håkan Karlsson 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.
9IMDB entry: tt0906786 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.