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Swedish programmers: the most endangered species in cinema.
TMDB
55
Rotten Tomatoes
3
Audience Score
3

The Threat (2004)

Nordic noir before it was coolDIY espionageFamily-in-peril chaos

Overview

ActionDramaThriller

A programmer who's working with the secret EWS computer system at a military air force base is threaten by foreign agents, along with his family. His only chance of rescue seems to be the war veteran Haglund who is a leader of a special taskforce.

Flag of DKDKFlag of SESESwedish
Content warning
State surveillanceCivilian collateralMoral compromiseInstitutional failure

Standout Aspects

Acting

Stefan Sauk's weary veteran energy carries every scene.

Production

Early 2000s military tech looks adorably clunky now.

Best for:Solo: Late-night anxiety viewing with snacks you don't finish.·Streaming: When you want obscure Nordic tension without subtitles.
Heads up:Violence: Family threatened with graphic domestic invasion scenes.
Kjell Sundvall

Director

Kjell Sundvall

ReleasedFeb 6, 2004
Runtime1h 43m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Filmpool Nord
SVT

Top Cast

Shanti Roney

Shanti Roney

Lasse

Maria Bonnevie

Maria Bonnevie

Inger

Stefan Sauk

Stefan Sauk

Haglund

Dejan Čukić

Dejan Čukić

Jacek

Axel Zuber

Axel Zuber

Niklas

Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Magnus

Göran Ragnerstam

Göran Ragnerstam

Lundgren

Roland Hedlund

Roland Hedlund

Grandpa

Peter Haber

Peter Haber

Rosin

Jack Klaff

Jack Klaff

McBready

Tomas Pontén

Tomas Pontén

Minister of Defence

Antti Reini

Antti Reini

Snowmobile driver 1

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

Director Kjell Sundvall helped define Swedish crime TV with 'Beck'—this is his paranoid cinematic cousin.

Trivia

The EWS system was based on actual Swedish military infrastructure, making this oddly prescient post-Snowden.

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