Wallander: The Revenge

2009 1h 33m SV

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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Kurt Wallander has bought a dream house by the sea, but his peace and quiet is soon shattered when a man is murdered and an explosion in one of Ystad's power grids shuts down the electricity in the whole city.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Krister Henriksson
Kurt Wallander
Lena Endre
Katarina Ahlsell
Sverrir Gudnason
Pontus
Nina Zanjani
Isabelle
Douglas Johansson
Martinsson
Mats Bergman
Nyberg
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Svartman
Marianne Mörck
Ebba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charlotte Brändström
Writers: Henning Mankell, Hans Rosenfeldt
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charlotte Brändström, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Krister Henriksson and Lena Endre and Sverrir Gudnason carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1333591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Charlotte Brändström directs. Alexander Gruszynski behind the camera. Fläskkvartetten scores. Håkan Karlsson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "Wallander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Charlotte Brändström, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Fläskkvartetten. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Håkan Karlsson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Krister Henriksson and Lena Endre and Sverrir Gudnason carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1333591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.