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Before We Die

2017–2019 · 2 seasons

A slow, brooding Nordic noir that keeps you uneasy, watching loyalties fray as a mother's personal and professional worlds collide.

Created by
Niklas Rockström, Wilhelm Behrman
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Marie Richardson, Adam Pålsson, Magnus Krepper
Overview
The police woman Hanna Svensson has a strained relationship to her son after having arrested him for drug dealing. Her married police man lover disappears, possibly kidnapped by MC gangs, although ties to Bosnia also appear.

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Created by
Niklas Rockström, Wilhelm Behrman
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Marie Richardson, Adam Pålsson, Magnus Krepper
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • family
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Niklas Rockström, Wilhelm Behrman
Starring
Marie Richardson, Adam Pålsson, Magnus Krepper, Alexej Manvelov, Sofia Ledarp, Sara Jangfeldt, Čedomir Đorđević, Richard Forsgren
Length
2 seasons, 18 episodes
Network
SVT1
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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