False Trail

2011 2h 9m SV

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 75

CrimeThrillerMystery

Synopsis

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The Interrogator Erik Backstrom is forced to return to his former home village to solve a murder mystery, in which the local polices and some hunters and even Erik's family seems to be involved. Soon, the conflicts are in full action, especially between Erik and the local police Torsten. Torsten does not support Erik very much in his job and has, for some personal reasons, already arrested a suspected perpetrator. Eric takes great risks when he starts digging in the criminal material of the horrible murder case.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rolf Lassgård
Erik Bäckström
Peter Stormare
Torsten
Annika Nordin
Karin Johansson
Kim Tjernström
Peter
Eero Milonoff
Jari Lipponen
Lo Kauppi
Johanna Lager
Jesper Barkselius
Åström
Hanna Ek
Woman finding Elin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kjell Sundvall
Writers: Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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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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CAST

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Rolf Lassgård and Peter Stormare and Annika Nordin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1560671 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kjell Sundvall directs. Jallo Faber behind the camera. Mattias Morheden cuts. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "The Hunters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kjell Sundvall, shot by Jallo Faber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Mattias Morheden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rolf Lassgård and Peter Stormare and Annika Nordin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1560671 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jallo Faber
Editing: Mattias Morheden
Production design: Bengt Fröderberg
Costume design: Karin Sundvall
Makeup / hair: Anna-Lena Melin
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: SV
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: False Trail (2011)

Part of

The Hunters Collection

The Hunters (Swedish: Jägarna) is a 1996 Swedish thriller directed by Kjell Sundvall. A police officer from Stockholm moves back to his hometown Älvsbyn in Norrland in northern Sweden. He starts to work on a long-running case where reindeer have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved. The film was one of the biggest Swedish box-office hits ever and received two Guldbagge Awards for Best Direction (Kjell Sundvall) and Best Supporting Actor (Lennart Jähkel). It was also nominated for Best Actor (Rolf Lassgård), Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay. Hollywood wanted to make a remake of this film and the American producers wanted it to be about cowboys in the Nevada desert, shooting wild horses for fun. Kjell Sundvall was positive to this at first but later changed his mind. A sequel, The Hunters 2, premiered in September 2011.