A dead body, a dust-bin, and a computer system nobody asked for. Swedish bureaucracy meets murder.
A power struggle floats in the judiciary. A dead body in a dust-bin. More death. Superintendent Sven Thorén is fed up with dead bodies. His partner Olle Lyck is tired of most of it. Not to mention System 84.
Acting
Henrikson and Granditsky's world-weary chemistry carries every scene.
Production
Gloriously drab 1978 offices that reek of stale coffee and bad decisions.
Director
Staffan Roos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Sweden's heated debates about workplace computerization, 'System 84' literalizes fears that machines would replace human judgment in government.
At 55 minutes, this was produced as a pilot for a series that never materialized—explaining why Thorén and Lyck's partnership feels richer than the plot.
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