There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is arrested for the murder of his business partner when his fingerprint is found on the murder weapon. When he tries to call his lawyer, the phone is answered by someone who he thought had committed suicide years ago.
Acting
Mikkelsen's barely-contained rage vs Skarsgård's smug aristocratic villainy.
Production
Glossy Stockholm financial world that reeks of blood money.
Director
Peter Lindmark
Mads Mikkelsen
Thomas Skepphult
Alexander Skarsgård
Fabian von Klerking
Samuel Fröler
Morgan Nordenstråle
Börje Ahlstedt
Wilhelm Rahmberg
Johan Rabaeus
Gabriel Mörk
Kirsti Eline Torhaug
Anna Skepphult
Ia Langhammer
Diana Malm
Kristina Törnqvist
Louise Rahmberg
Göran Forsmark
Vladimir Dikanski
The Russian
Henrik Norlén
Åke
Hassan Brijany
Ahmed Aalam
Stig Engström
Anna's father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Alexander Skarsgård's return to Swedish cinema after years in Hollywood; he reportedly took the role specifically to work with Mikkelsen.
The film tanked domestically and internationally, becoming a cautionary tale of Nordic noir oversaturation in the mid-2000s — ironic for a movie about failed investments.
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