Beck 12 - The Loner

2002 1h 30m SV

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 37

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Synopsis

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An Asian woman is found dead in the water of Stockholm's archipelago. She has been murdered and everything indicates that she was a prostitute. Meanwhile a series of break-ins has occurred on an island outside of Stockholm. Suddenly a retired old man is also found dead in his own yard. Now Beck has two cases to solve and they both point in the same direction.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Haber
Martin Beck
Mikael Persbrandt
Gunvald Larsson
Malin Birgerson
Alice Levander
Marie Göranzon
Margareta Oberg
Hanns Zischler
Josef Hillman
Mårten Klingberg
Nick
Jimmy Endeley
Robban
Peter Hüttner
Oljelund

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kjell Sundvall
Writers: Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind
Languages: Thai, Swedish, English
Countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Thai, Swedish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kjell Sundvall, shot by Olof Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 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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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kjell Sundvall directs. Olof Johnson behind the camera. Adam Nordén scores. Sebastian Amundsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Thai, Swedish, English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Thai, Swedish, English.
4International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden.
5Part of the "Beck Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Kjell Sundvall, shot by Olof Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Adam Nordén. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Sebastian Amundsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Peter Haber and Mikael Persbrandt and Malin Birgerson carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0303726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.