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Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

2001 · 96 min

A grim, methodical police hunt that tightens steadily as a grieving detective's rule-breaking threatens to unravel the case.

Directed by: Kjell Sundvall
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Sophie Tolstoy

Overview: Two patrolling cops stumble on to three criminals who have just stolen large amounts of explosives, and are killed in cold blood. Martin Beck and his team must now work day and night to find out who the killers are and what they are planning to do with the explosives before it's too late. Meanwhile, Gunvald Larsson who was a close friend of one of the murdered cops is ignoring all rules in his quest for revenge.

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Directed by: Kjell Sundvall
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Sophie Tolstoy

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
crime
justice
loyalty
grief
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, crime, drama, mystery
Directed by: Kjell Sundvall
Written by: Cecilia Börjlind, Rolf Börjlind
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Sophie Tolstoy, Marie Göranzon, Per Morberg, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse, Shanti Roney
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Cinematography: Olof Johnson
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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