38 minutes to wreck your entire emotional infrastructure. Don't say I warned you.
Krister is a police officer working on a case before his cancer treatment begins. A boy has disappeared and Krister knows exactly what it is like to lose a child. He also cares for his demented wife at home.
Acting
Malmberg's face holds entire novels of unspoken pain.
Direction
Sahlgren siblings squeeze feature-film depth into short runtime.
Director
Christoffer Sahlgren
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dag Malmberg was primarily a stage actor; this was his rare screen lead and he absolutely devoured it.
The title 'Ispärla' (ice pearl/bead) refers to a frozen tear in Swedish poetry tradition—yes, they're that committed to melancholy.
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