''Illusive Tracks'' () is a Swedish

dark comedy Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...

thriller film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2003, directed by

Peter Dalle Dan Peter Dalle (born 5 December 1956) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director. Dalle grew up in Täby Municipality, Täby outside Stockholm. He is most famous for the TV series ''Lorry (TV series), Lorry''. He wrote and di ...

, starring Peter Dalle,

Gustaf Hammarsten Carl Gustaf Hammarsten (born 2 September 1967) is a Swedish film, television and theatre actor. He is internationally known for his role in ''Brüno'' (2009) as the title character's sidekick and gay lover. Career Film He has appeared in more ...

Robert Gustafsson Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of ''Killinggänget''. References External links Official homepage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafsson, Robert 1964 births Living people Swedish male ...

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to the Swedish actor and director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represent ...

Lars Amble Lars Anders Amble-Næss (10 August 1939 – 20 August 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Amble was the son of Leif Amble-Næss and Maritta Marke. After finishing theater school in Stockholm, which he attended from 1962 to 1965, he was hired by ...

and others. The time is right after

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, before Christmas of 1945. The story revolves around the passengers on a train heading from Stockholm non-stop to Berlin, and includes murder, adultery, religion,

Santa Claus Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Chris ...

and a very angry

train conductor A conductor (North American English) or guard (Commonwealth English) is a train crew member responsible for operational and safety duties that do not involve actual operation of the train/locomotive. The role is common worldwide under various j ...

. The film is in

black and white Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, ...

to give it a more dramatic atmosphere. All of the scenes depicting

Stockholm Central Station Stockholm Central Station (), is the main Train station, railway station in Stockholm, and largest railway station in Sweden in terms of passenger numbers and train traffic. It is located in the Norrmalm district of central Stockholm on Vasagat ...

were filmed at the

Krylbo Krylbo () is a part of the Sweden, Swedish town Avesta (locality), Avesta in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. It was a market town until it merged with the city of Avesta in 1966. Krylbo is mostly known for being an important railway hub cal ...

railway station to resemblance the 1940s look of Stockholm.

Cast

as Gunnar *

Magnus Roosmann Nils Magnus Roosmann (born ''Bjurström''; 11 June 1963 in Söder in Stockholm (grew up in Lessebo)) is a Swedish actor. Roosmann studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting and after that he has been engaged at Wasa Theatre in Vaa ...

as Henry *

Anna Björk Anna Cecilia Björk (born 12 March 1970 in Trollhättan) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, actress. Now she works at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Selected filmography *1989 - ''Flickan vid stenbänken'' (TV) *1993 - ''Chefen fru Ingeborg'' (TV) *1996 - ...

as Marie *

Kristina Törnqvist Kristina is a feminine given name and a variant of Christina. Notable people and characters with the name include: People *the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden * Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer * Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actr ...

as Karin *

as The Soldier *

as The Conductor *

Lena Nyman Anna Lena Elisabet Nyman (23 May 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's ''491'' (1964) and got her breakthrough in his '' I Am Curious (Ye ...

as Märit *

as Pompe *

as Sixten * Jakob Stefansson as The Waiter * Claes Ljungmark as The Bartender * Lakke Magnusson as The Head Waiter *

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 The Nun * Hanna Ekman as Young Nun * Ella Bjurling as Girl in White Cape

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* * 2003 films Swedish comedy films 2003 thriller films Swedish black-and-white films Films set on trains Films set in 1945 Swedish Christmas films 2000s Christmas films 2000s Swedish films Buena Vista International films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub

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