''Wallander – Innan frosten'' is a 2005 film about the Swedish police detective

Kurt Wallander Kurt Wallander () is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, south-east of the city of Malm ...

directed by

Kjell-Åke Andersson Kjell-Åke Gunnar Andersson (born 7 June 1949 in Malmö) is a Swedish film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His 1992 film '' Night of the Orangutan'' was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 28th Guldbagge ...

. It is based on the novel with the same name by

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of ...

The Plot

Linda Wallander (Johanna Sällström) graduates from her police academy in Stockholm. Upon graduating, she moves back to Ystad, where her father, Kurt Wallander (Krister Henriksson) lives and works as a policeman. Wallander thinks that his daughters graduation is the day after the actual day, giving him a nasty surprise when she turns up unexpectedly at Ystad, and not too happy to see him. They both go out to investigate Linda's first case, which is the disappearance of an elderly lady, Birgitta Medberg.

Cast

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 Kurt Wallander *

Johanna Sällström Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in '' Wallander''. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 200 ...

as Linda Wallander *

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as Stefan Lindman *

Ellen Mattsson Ellen Marianne Mattsson Jelinek (born December 5, 1973 in Sollentuna, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actress. Mattsson studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 2000–04. She has been engaged at Teater Västmanland, Göta ...

as Anna Westin *

Niklas Falk Niklas Daniel Falk (born 28 January 1947 in Örgryte, Gothenburg) is a Swedish actor. His brother is actor Jonas Falk. Falk was educated at NAMA in Gothenburg. He worked at Gothenburg City Theatre until 1988. 1990 he moved to Stockholm and ...

as Erik Westin * Angela Kovacs as Ann-Britt Höglund *

Douglas Johansson Sten Gunnar Douglas Johansson (born 31 January 1960) is a Swedish actor, best known as Jan Martinsson in the films about Kurt Wallander. Filmography *1991 – ''Hassel – Botgörarna'' *1996 – ''Jerusalem'' *1997 – '' Ogifta par'' *1997 – ...

as Martinsson *

Mats Bergman Mats Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a Swedish actor. He is the son of director Ingmar Bergman and Ellen Lundström, twin brother of actress Anna Bergman, and a half-brother of Swedish-Norwegian author Linn Ullmann. Biography Bergman graduated f ...

as Nyberg *

Fredrik Gunnarsson Fredrik Gunnarsson (born Hans Göte Fredrik Gunnarsson, September 4, 1965 in Oxelösund) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing the character Svartman in a series of television films based on the Kurt Wallander novels by Henning Mankel ...

as Svartman *

Chatarina Larsson Ingrid Chatarina Larsson is a Swedish actress born on 2 April 1947 in Stockholm. Career Larsson's first appearance was with her father, in Lisebergsteatern in 1964, in the variety show ''Far i luften''. She studied at drama school in Malmö ...

as Lisa Holgersson * Jens Hultén as Torgeir * Karin Bertling as Birgitta Medberg * Malena Engström as Myran * Maria Arnadottir as Malin Krantz *

Marianne Mörck Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in ...

as Ebba

References

External links

* Innan frosten 2005 films 2000s crime films Films directed by Kjell-Åke Andersson Police detective films 2000s police procedural films 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub