Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

2021 1h 30m SV

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★5.1TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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A candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize is brutally stabbed to death in central Stockholm just after a meeting with two lawyers from the war tribunal in The Hague. One of the witnesses worked with Alex when she was in the Middle East.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Haber
Martin Beck
Måns Nathanaelson
Oskar Bergman
Martin Wallström
Josef Eriksson
Jennie Silfverhjelm
Alexandra Beijer
Jonas Karlsson
Klas Fredén
Ingvar Hirdwall
Grannen
Elmira Arikan
Ayda Çetin
Anna Asp
Jenny Bodén

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lisa Ohlin
Writers: Fredrik Agetoft
Languages: Arabic, English, Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, Swedish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tove Lamm Stråhle 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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Peter Haber and Måns Nathanaelson and Martin Wallström carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13585338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lisa Ohlin directs. Tove Lamm Stråhle cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Arabic, English, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, Swedish.
4Part of the "Beck Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Editor Tove Lamm Stråhle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Peter Haber and Måns Nathanaelson and Martin Wallström carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt13585338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.