Kalle Blomkvist and Rasmus

1997 1h 18m SV

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 11

FamilyMystery

Synopsis

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An engineer and his 5-year old son Rasmus are kidnapped by a group who wants to get their hands on the engineer's latest invention. Three kids become witnesses to the kidnapping and decide to follow the kidnappers to an island and attempt to make a rescue.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Totte Steneby
Anders
Josefin Årling
Eva-Lotta
Malte Forsberg
Kalle Blomkvist
William Svedberg
Rasmus
Pierre Lindstedt
Nicke
Rolf Degerlund
Peters
Patrik Bergner
Blom
Claes Malmberg
Poliskonstapel Björk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Göran Carmback
Writers: Göran Carmback
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Kalle Blomkvist (samling)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Göran Carmback, shot by Carl Sundberg. 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 Peter Grönvall. 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 Dominika Daubenbüchel 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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Totte Steneby and Josefin Årling and Malte Forsberg carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Göran Carmback directs. Carl Sundberg behind the camera. Peter Grönvall scores. Dominika Daubenbüchel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Kalle Blomkvist (samling)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Göran Carmback, shot by Carl Sundberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Peter Grönvall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dominika Daubenbüchel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Totte Steneby and Josefin Årling and Malte Forsberg carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0119438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.