''Beck – Hämndens pris'' (English: ''Beck – The Price of Vengeance'') is a Swedish police film about

Martin Beck Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in the ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all have been adapt ...

, directed by

Kjell Sundvall Kjell Gösta Sundvall (born 31 March 1953) is a Swedish director/producer. Sundvall has directed a series of films about the police officer Martin Beck (played by Peter Haber). Selected filmography *2015 - ''Prästen i paradiset'' *2015 - ''I ...

and released in June 2001.

Plot

It is night. A

police car A police car (also called a police cruiser, police interceptor, patrol car, area car, cop car, prowl car, squad car, radio car, or radio motor patrol) is a ground vehicle used by police and law enforcement for transportation during patrols a ...

pulls over near a van with a flat tire on a desolate highway, where two young men are changing the tire. The police officers step out of the patrol car and offer their help. Suddenly, a third person gets out of the van. One of the officers reacts instantly - this man is a well known criminal, he understands he is recognized. He has also robbed a military camp ten minutes ago, and the van is loaded with explosives and assault rifles. The situation is tense. Later on, the two police officers are found shot dead in a way that looks like an execution. Martin Beck is working on the case and gets all resources he needs to get the unknown murderers. A hunt that gets complicated, because Martin's partner, Gunvald Larsson, was a close friend to one of the killed police officers and he is literally ready to use any methods to find the killer...

Cast

Peter Haber Peter Alexander Haber (born 12 December 1952) is a Swedish actor. His father was German, his mother Swedish. He grew up in Skåne, Sweden, and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until ...

as Martin Beck *

Mikael Persbrandt Mikael Åke Persbrandt (; born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the ''Beck'' series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Awar ...

as Gunvald Larsson * Sophie Tolstoy as Sara Beijer *

Marie Göranzon Britt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö (born 27 October 1942) is a Swedish actress. Marie Göranzon has been part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble since 1967. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1964 to 1967. ...

as Margareta Oberg *

Per Morberg Per-Arne Henrik Morberg (; born 23 June 1960) is a Swedish actor, chef, and TV host. Biography Morberg grew up in Hökarängen and Sköndal in Stockholm. He competed in judo when he was a teenager. He is a black belt and was named Swedish a ...

as Joakim Wersén * Jimmy Endeley as Robban *

Mårten Klingberg Tomas Mårten Klingberg (born 1 April 1968) is a Swedish actor, screenwriter and director. Klingberg is best known for his role as Nick in the films about the police detective Martin Beck. Selected filmography *'' Beck – Rum 302'' (2015) *'' ...

as Nick *

Rebecka Hemse Ingrid Rebecka Elisabet Hemse (born 4 August 1975) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Martin Beck's daughter Inger. She works at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 2008, she was Ofelia in Staffan Valdemar Holm's t ...

as Inger (Martin Beck's daughter) *

Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a Swedish actor. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the Martin Beck universe; as the eponymous killer i ...

as Martin Beck's neighbour *

Shanti Roney Shanti Grau Roney (born 24 November 1970) is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release. One notable exception is Lukas Moodysson's film ''Together'' ...

as Dag Sjöberg * Matti Berenett as Victor Bengtsson *

Martin Aliaga Martin Julio Aliaga Bungerfeldt (born 30 April 1971) is a Sweden, Swedish actor. In 2000, Aliaga finished his education at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting, NAMA. He has been engaged at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm City Theat ...

as Santos Golenza *

Peter Hüttner Peter Hüttner (born 10 December 1945, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish actor and writer. Hüttner began his theatrical career at Folkteatern in Gothenburg 1968 and was subsequently employed on Atelierteatern. He is trained at the stage school in ...

as Oljelund * Johan Kustus as Rickard Gudmundsson *

Ingela Olsson Ingela Maria Olsson (born 28 February 1958 in Nybro, Sweden) is a Swedish actress. Olsson was active in many different theatre groups during the 1980s. She started working at the Galeasen theatre in 1989, and appeared at Stockholms stadsteat ...

as Martina Gudmundsson * Anders Byström as Leif Gudmunsson * Fredrik Myrberg as Sten Eriksson * Bengt Magnusson as himself (news journalist; uncredited)

Reception

The film has been criticized for the similarities with the Murders at Malexander in 1999, but Rolf Börjlind has said that the draft of the film was finished in 1997.

References

External links

* * 2001 television films 2001 films Films directed by Kjell Sundvall Martin Beck films 2000s Swedish-language films 2000s crime films 2000s police procedural films 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub