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Searchers: The Return

2006 · 90 min

A grim, fast-moving plunge into debt and violence, with a relentless sense of entrapment.

Directed by
Liam Norberg, Lena Koppel
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Liam Norberg, Mats Helin, Ray Jones IV
Overview
Jocke wants to change his life and start studying after the prison sentence, but instead he is freed, against his will, from the prison. His brother owes a criminal from the Balcans large sums of money.

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Directed by
Liam Norberg, Lena Koppel
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Liam Norberg, Mats Helin, Ray Jones IV
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Mårten Skogman, Liam Norberg
Starring
Liam Norberg, Mats Helin, Ray Jones IV, Thorsten Flinck, Johanna Sällström, Johan Wahlström, Reine Brynolfsson, Matti Berenett
Cinematography
Per Källberg, Kjell Sundqvist-Koppel
Runtime
90 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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