"Wallander"
Mastermind (2005)

Director:

Peter Flinth

Writers:

Henning Mankell (story)
Stefan Ahnhem (screenplay) ...

TV Series:

"Wallander" (2005)

Original Air Date:

13 December 2005 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Kurt and his men tries to find the connection between a horrible murder taken place in Ystad and the kidnapping of one in the police force daughter. It also seems someone has infiltrated the police and control every move the police make. |

Plot Keywords:

Handcuffs | Hospital | Gagged And Bound | Surveillance | Revenge

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Krister Henriksson	...	Kurt Wallander
Johanna Sällström	...	Linda Wallander
Ola Rapace	...	Stefan Lindman
Angela Kovacs	...	Ann-Britt (as Angela Kovács)
Fredrik Gunnarsson	...	Svartman (as Fredrik Gunnarson)
Douglas Johansson	...	Martinsson
Mats Bergman	...	Nyberg
Sally Carlsson	...	Therese (as Sally Frejrud Carlsson)
Suzanna Dilber	...	Jolanta
Marianne Mörck	...	Ebba
Frederic Täckström	...	Malmöpolis
Göran Aronsson	...	Grönkvist
Lisa Lindgren	...	Elisabeth Martinsson
Stina Ekblad	...	Obducenten
Jan Skott	...	Ragnar Öberg

Runtime:

Sweden:102 min

Country:

Denmark | Finland | Germany | Norway | Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Company:

Yellow Bird Films AB

Trivia:

Based on original source material created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Wallander: Byfånen (#1.2)" (2005)

Best of the Wallander series?

I've watched all of the Wallander movies available now, and this one was by far the most well done movie. It's the second Wallander movie based on Henning Mankell to be shown in the theaters, and I first I found 'Innan Frosten' to be the best movie (1st one in theaters) but this 'Mastermind' was so exciting and well done, it didn't really feel like watching a Swedish movie, it was a bit more exotic. I'm not going to go in on the movie synopsis too much, but this one takes a few twists that were very welcome, to break that predictable chain we usually see in Swedish action/cop movies. I can recommend it to anyone who wants a good movie to watch on a Friday night, 9/10.