''Executive Protection'' ( sv, Livvakterna, meaning "The Bodyguards") is a Swedish

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

from 2001 directed by Anders Nilsson. It is the second film in the series about police officer Johan Falk (

Jakob Eklund Jakob Anders Eklund (born 21 February 1962) is a Swedish film, television and stage actor. He portrayed the fictional police officer Johan Falk in 20 movies. His wife, Marie Richardson, played his on-screen girlfriend in the trilogy of films ' ...

Plot summary

Sven Persson (Samuel Fröler), who owns a

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, hires Nikolaus Lehman (Christoph M. Ohrt) to take care of local

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s who are attempting to pressure Persson into paying 'protection' money. To Persson's surprise and shock, Lehman takes care of the problem by killing the gangsters and demands a share of the company's profit. A threatened Persson seeks out his old friend and

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Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund), who has been assigned a desk job as a disciplinary action by his superiors. Falk realizes that the police can't do anything to protect Persson and his family, and seeks out a

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run by Mårtenson (Krister Henriksson) and Pernilla (Alexandra Rapaport). They agree to help Persson and Falk is offered a job at the company, which he quickly accepts.

Cast (partial)

as Johan Falk *

Samuel Fröler Per Samuel Fröler (born 24 March 1957) is a Swedish actor. His break-through was in the TV series Tre Kärlekar in 1989. He played the protagonist in the drama series ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'', and has also acted in several films. At the 28th Guldba ...

as Sven Persson *

Alexandra Rapaport Alexandra Susanna Rapaport (born 26 December 1971 in Bromma) is a Swedish film and stage actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm, from which she graduated in 1997. She then worked for Uppsala Theatre before becoming engaged by ...

as Pernilla *

Lia Boysen Lia Marika Boysen (born 6 April 1966) is a Swedish actress. She has been married to Anders Ekborg and they have two daughters. In 2006 she received a Guldbagge Award for her role in the film ''Sök''. She has also narrated audiobooks, among them ...

as Jeanette Persson, Sven Persson's wife * Christoph M. Ohrt as Nikolaus Lehman *

Marie Richardson Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richa ...

as Helén, Johan Falk's girlfriend *

Krister Henriksson Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Norrt� ...

as Mårtenson *

Fredrik Dolk Gustav Fredrik Dolk (born 14 December 1961) is a Swedish actor. He is a noted voice actor and has delivered the Swedish voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Superman in Superman: The Animated Ser ...

as Kroon

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* * 2001 films Police detective films Swedish detective films Swedish action thriller films 2001 action thriller films 2000s Swedish-language films 2000s Swedish films {{action-thriller-film-stub