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Death of a Pilgrim

2013 · 1 season

A sombre, methodical procedural that feels like sifting through cold ashes, heavy with national grief and institutional frustration.

Created by
Kristian Petri, Kristoffer Nyholm
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Helena af Sandeberg, Kjell Bergqvist
Overview
A newly put-together police force tries to solve the old mystery of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Kristian Petri, Kristoffer Nyholm
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Helena af Sandeberg, Kjell Bergqvist
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • grief
  • politics
  • justice
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Kristian Petri, Kristoffer Nyholm
Written by
Sara Heldt, Johan Widerberg
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Helena af Sandeberg, Kjell Bergqvist, Jonas Karlsson, Claes Malmberg, Ellen Jelinek, Johannes Brost, Henrik Norlén
Cinematography
Stefan Kullänger
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 58 min each
Network
SVT1
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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