The Victoriastadium is totally destroyed in a bomb attack and Christina Furhage, head-responsible for the Olympic Games in Stockholm, dies with it. Why did someone destroy the stadium and why is Christina murdered? The police desperately seek for clues that will lead them to the perpetrator but without any luck. As the Olympic Games draws near the situation becomes more desperate. Annika Bengtzon, a reporter for Kvällsposten, se a connection that no one else sees and without understanding it she starts a carousel that in the end will threaten her own life.
Acting
Helena Bergström carries every scene with exhausted determination.
Production
Turn-of-the-millennium Stockholm looks authentically gloomy.
Director
Colin Nutley
Helena Bergström
Annika Bengtzon
Tomas Pontén
Evert Danielsson
Örjan Ramberg
Anders Schyman
Reine Brynolfsson
Spiken
Brasse Brännström
Nils Langeby
Pernilla August
Beata Ekesjö
Ewa Fröling
Berit Hamrin
Gunilla Röör
Helena Starke
Niklas Hjulström
Thomas Samuelsson
Maria Lundqvist
Eva-Britt Qvist
Peter Andersson
The Source
Tomas Fryk
Patrik Nilsson
Jacob Ericksson
Pelle Oskarsson
Nina Gunke
Karin Lindström
Christer Fant
Hans Bjällra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched a franchise: Bergström played Annika in three more films through 2016, though critics preferred the books.
Released months before 9/11, the stadium bombing premise felt almost prophetic for European thriller audiences.
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