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Hassel - Offren

1989 1h 25m SV
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★5.8TMDB · 5
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Synopsis
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Criminal detective Roland Hassel and his colleague Bolinder is investigating a criminal gang involved in the meat packing business. Bolinder is murdered in front of Hassel and the criminals are out to kill Hassel, the only witness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Mikael Ekman
Writers
Lars Björkman, Mikael Ekman
Languages
Swedish
Countries
Sweden

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Roland Hassel" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikael Ekman, shot by Leif Benjour. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Lars-Erik Berenett and Björn Gedda and Leif Liljeroth carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikael Ekman directs. Leif Benjour behind the camera. Anders Neglin scores. Ulf Neidemar cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Part of the "Roland Hassel" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Directed by Mikael Ekman, shot by Leif Benjour. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Anders Neglin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Ulf Neidemar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Lars-Erik Berenett and Björn Gedda and Leif Liljeroth carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0098015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Leif Benjour
Original score
Anders Neglin
Editing
Ulf Neidemar
Production design
Peter Beckman
Costume design
Ewa Mark
Makeup / hair
Carin Blum
Runtime
85 min · 1h 25m
Status
Released
Original language
SV

Part of

Roland Hassel

Also by

Mikael Ekman

Production companies

Who made it

  • SVT

    SVT

    SE

Key crew

  • NovelOlov Svedelid
  • ProducerChristian Wistrand
  • EditorUlf Neidemar
  • Casting DirectorRenate Fryklund
  • Production DesignPeter Beckman
  • Production DesignEva Levén
  • Set DecorationKarin Ahnborg
  • Costume DesignEwa Mark
  • Makeup ArtistCarin Blum
  • Makeup ArtistChristina Sjöblom
  • Assistant DirectorMikael Håfström
  • Sound MixerLars Heleander
  • SoundUlf Janzon
  • SoundJohn Ljungberg

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • murder
  • police detective
  • police investigation
  • criminal gang

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1989-03-30

Also known as

International titles

  • Hassel - OffrenSE

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