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Hundarna i Riga

1996 · 1 season

A brooding, methodical crime drama that pulls you into a cold, tangled investigation with a quiet sense of dread.

Created by
Henning Mankell
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Björn Kjellman, Benny Poulsen
Overview
A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to Sweden to to help but when he returns to his home country he is mysteriously murdered. Kurt flies to Riga to find out why and is drawn into complex conspiracy.

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Created by
Henning Mankell
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Björn Kjellman, Benny Poulsen
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

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drama, crime
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Country
Sweden
Languages
Danish, English, Latvian, Swedish

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