"Wallander"
Innan frosten (2005)

Director:

Kjell-Åke Andersson

Writers:

Stefan Ahnhem (writer)
Per Berglund (writer)

TV Series:

"Wallander" (2005)

Original Air Date:

14 January 2005 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Tracking a sadistic killer, detective Kurt Wallander follows a string of incidents -- attacks on domestic animals, ritualistic murders of humans -- with help from his daughter, Linda, a new member of the Ystad police force. |

Plot Keywords:

Church | Father Daughter Relationship | Gay Wedding | Murder Investigation | Murder

Cast

Krister Henriksson	...	Kurt Wallander
Johanna Sällström	...	Linda Wallander
Ola Rapace	...	Stefan Lindman
Ellen Mattsson	...	Anna Westin
Niklas Falk	...	Erik Westin
Angela Kovacs	...	Ann-Britt Höglund (as Angela Kovács)
Douglas Johansson	...	Martinsson
Mats Bergman	...	Nyberg
Fredrik Gunnarsson	...	Svartman
Chatarina Larsson	...	Lisa Holgersson
Jens Hultén	...	Torgeir
Karin Bertling	...	Birgitta Medberg
Malena Engström	...	Myran
Maria Arnadottir	...	Malin Krantz
Marianne Mörck	...	Ebba

Runtime:

Sweden:93 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark | Norway | Germany

Language:

Swedish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Company:

Degeto Film

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie takes place in a town in Skåne. But only two people in the whole movie speak with a dialect from that area.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Mördare utan ansikte" (1994)

Quite good thriller

I went to see this movie with my girlfriend without having read the book (or any books from the author) before. Basically, I knew nothing about the characters and the story, which usually is a good thing. I won't reveal any details since it would ruin the movie.

The main characters are a father and daughter; the first a veteran cop and the other a newly graduated cop. Despite problems within the family, they must work together to solve a series of crimes, which all seem twisted and religious.

The character build-up was OK, and the first 3/4 of the movie was actually surprisingly good. The plot was quite good, with some nice twists. The end has some flaws which in my opinion brings the grade down a notch.

Conclusion: a better-than-average Swedish thriller with some suspenseful and thrilling parts, but with a so-so ending. Grade: 3.5/5.