Christopher Wagelin
A young woman uses an older married man for drinks, confirmation, and finally sex. Or is it he who uses her? When he gets dressed to leave after their bad one night stand, she tells him to go to hell. Then he wants to stay. But what does she want?
A true and captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history, the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system. Hannes Råstam was dedicated to proving the innocence of Thomas Quick and unmask the legal chaos which sentenced Quick to a life in psychiatric prison.
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
Police detective Peter Wendel leads a cold case group. Based on an original idea by Leif GW Persson, one of Sweden’s most recognized criminologists.
In turn-of-the-21st-century Moscow, an innocent trade plunges Swedish investment banker, Tom Blixen, into a battle with millionaires, politicians, oligarchs and their private armies.
Marianne wants to live a boring life. Because from experience, she knows that time goes way too fast when she is having fun. A short film inspired by the cartoonist Jan Stenmark.
An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.
Salomon has achieved everything he ever wanted. From the outside it looks as if he is living the suburban dream with a good looking wife, kids and a nice house. But still he can't get rid of the feeling that something is lost and that he's constantly drifting apart from his family. A film about love, death and God.
New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
JW is serving hard time in prison and struggling to get back on an honest path. There are glimmers of hope in his life - some venture capitalists are interested in a new piece of trading software he's developed, and while behind bars he's made peace with an old enemy. This all proves to be an illusion. On leave from prison, and back in contact with his former gang, JW learns that once you've walked in the shoes of a criminal there just may be no going back.
Annika Bengtzon is a journalist and working mother of two struggling to keep her marriage alive. Fearless in her search for the truth, she won't take no for an answer from anyone: not from prestigious academicians, or drug dealers or from colleagues inside her own profession. Her passion for getting the story may bring her into dangerous situations, but it ultimately allows her to peer into the heart of every crime. Annika's not afraid to square off with hardened criminals, but her toughest challenge seems to be trying to balance the job with her sometimes tumultuous private life.
The Supporter is a short film that provides an insight into Swedish supporter culture. Through its main character Axel we are drawn into a world of dependency, affirmation and violence. Hooliganism is an ever-present phenomenon, reported on daily in the media. We see how a more organized criminality blends in with families with children and ordinary fans. And all the time we ask the question: 'how close is this violence to ourselves?'
In a media world where hungry people are anguished over the demand to "be somebody", Magnus is nobody.
A middle-aged woman sits at a country road and measures the speed of the passing cars. At the same time, a teenage girl is standing with her friends and waiting outside a restaurant in the inner city. Both have a secret mission. Two parallel stories in one day.
Sebastian Bergman is a Swedish police procedural television series, based on two novels by duo Hjorth Rosenfeldt. It stars Rolf Lassgård as the eponymous hero, a criminal profiler with personal problems. It was originally broadcast on Swedish television in 2010, and a subtitled version was shown on the UK's BBC Four in 2012. Bergman is an experienced psychologist who, at the start of the series, has effectively retired from police work. With a reputation as a womaniser, he has for some years been recovering from the loss of his wife and child in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. A chance encounter with a former police colleague, Torkel Höglund, results in his being taken on as a consultant to assist in a murder case. Bergman at first gets on badly with the young female detective Vanya with whom he has to work, and is subsequently shocked to discover that she is his illegitimate daughter from a relationship he has almost forgotten. Seeing this as an opportunity to make up for the death of his daughter, he slowly begins to rebuild his career.
Stockholm, Sweden. A warm summer night is torn apart by flashing lights and loud music. Trembling air full of hopes and expectations. Four people end up at the same place for the same reason, because the night.
