A gardener decides to exact revenge on the men he believes to be responsible for the death of his mentally disturbed wife.
Acting
Gösta Ekman's world-weary Martin Beck is the blueprint
Production
Actual marathon footage gives chaotic real-world energy
Writing
Maj Sjöwall/Per Wahlöö source material never misses

Director
Peter Keglevic
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the final Martin Beck film starring Gösta Ekman; he died in 2017, leaving an eight-film legacy as the definitive Swedish detective.
Based on the final novel in the groundbreaking Beck series (1975), written by a married couple who literally invented the modern police procedural and influenced everything from The Wire to True Detective.
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