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Wallander: Sidetracked

2001 · 1 season

A somber, methodical Scandinavian crime drama that lingers on grim small-town unease and the quiet toll of investigation.

Created by
Leif Magnusson
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Henrik Persson, Siw Erixon
Overview
It is autumn and the people in the otherwise peaceful small town Ystad settle down. But for Kurt Wallander broken idyll of a young woman burned to death in a cornfield. Soon after hitting a serial killer with a series of increasingly brutal murder. What is the relationship between a retired attorney general, a successful art dealer and an ordinary petty thief? Why scalp killer his victims?

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Created by
Leif Magnusson
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Henrik Persson, Siw Erixon
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • violence
    • mystery
    • isolation
    • death
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    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
    Action3
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, crime
    Created by
    Leif Magnusson
    Written by
    Leif Magnusson, Henning Mankell
    Starring
    Rolf Lassgård, Henrik Persson, Siw Erixon, Christer Fant, Lars Melin, Klas-Gösta Olsson, Kerstin Andersson, Jenny Rudell
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes, 54 min each
    Network
    SVT1
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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