The Man from Majorca

The Man from Majorca

1984 · 107 min · SV · 6.8 (31 votes)
Dir. Bo Widerberg · Starring Sven Wollter, Tomas von Brömssen, Håkan Serner, Ernst Günther, Thomas Hellberg, Ingvar Hirdwall · Music Björn J:son Lindh
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In the aftermath of a daring post office robbery on Saint Lucy’s Day, two Stockholm vice cops venture into a world of corruption, cover-ups and murder stretching across all levels of society, from the streets to the government.

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A dark, rain-slicked descent into systemic rot. This film feels like a grim, determined investigation through a morally bankrupt society, where every clue leads to deeper corruption and a pervasive sense of futility.

grittytensebleakcynicalsteadyNordic noirproceduralgritty realism70s/80s crime thrillercorruptionjusticegreedsocial decay
robberycorruptionbased on novel or bookswedeninvestigationpost officesecret policenordic noir
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