Wallander: The African

2005 1h 28m SV

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★5.3TMDB · 18

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Synopsis

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Kurt Wallander receives a murder case from the Polish police, it turns out that the victim was shot dead on board a train in Sweden. Most of his face is shot away and for Wallander personally the case gets an unexpected turn. His two closest police colleagues are the daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Krister Henriksson
Kurt Wallander
Johanna Sällström
Linda Wallander
Ola Rapace
Stefan Lindman
Angela Kovács
Ann-Britt Höglund
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Svartman
Douglas Johansson
Martinsson
Mats Bergman
Nyberg
Marianne Mörck
Ebba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephan Apelgren
Writers: Lars Lundström, Henning Mankell, Anna Fredriksson
Languages: Swedish, English
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Swedish, English.

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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 Mattias Morheden 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. Mattias Morheden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Swedish, English.
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 Mattias Morheden 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: tt0491230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.