A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 17, 2001
Original Title:
Livvakterna
Alternate Titles:
Executive Protection
Protection
Protection - Mit tödlicher Sicherheit
Genres:
Action | Crime | Thriller
Production Companies:
Film i Väst
Sonet Film
TV 1000 Sverige
TV3 Sverige
Production Countries:
Sweden
Ratings / Certifications:
DK: 15 FI: K-16 NO: 18 SE: 15
Runtime: 112
After causing a commotion with his last assignment, Falk has been given a desk job, which hardly agrees with his personality, and he ends up accepting an offer from an old friend to buy into a private investigation agency. Another friend of Falk's, Sven, purchased a business in Estonia, and when local gangsters attempted to pressure him into paying protection money, Sven retained the services of Nikolaus Lehmann, a burly private eye, to throw them off his trail. However, Lehmann does his job all too well, murdering the racketeers, and then threatening Sven and his family. With no where else to turn, Sven asks Falk to help him deal with the crazed Lehmann; Falk agrees, but soon realizes he's dealing with a more dangerous man than he imagined when Lehmann kidnaps Falk's wife Jeanette, and then releases her with a time bomb locked around her neck, demanding that Falk hand over ownership of his detective agency to Lehmann.
Casting:
Claudia Cremer
Anna Brandeby
Eric Voge
Cinematography:
Per-Arne Svensson
Costume Design:
Marie Flyckt
Director:
Anders Nilsson
Editor:
Darek Hodor
Music:
Bengt Nilsson
Producer:
Joakim Hansson
Production Design:
Jan Olof Ågren
Writer:
Joakim Hansson
Anders Nilsson
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