It's 1973 Stockholm. Lars Nystrom (Ethan Hawke) barges into a bank with a machine gun and a healthy dose of American machismo. He takes everyone hostage and demands the release of criminal Gunnar Sorensson (Mark Strong). Bank clerk Bianca Lind (Noomi Rapace) pushes the alarm. Police Chief Mattsson (Christopher Heyerdahl) leads the negotiation. The incident would give rise to the term, 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
This is a great cast. The premise holds good potential and fascinating interest. Despite being in Stockholm, this is actually a Canadian production. There are similarities but this is very much an English interpretation with a couple of famous Swedish faces. I don't really get the pretending or the police action. I have to put it down to a lack of sophistication dealing with this type of crime in Sweden during that time. At least, it's different. It gets so weird that some of it is a bit funny. These are a different breed of cops and robbers.
This is a great cast. The premise holds good potential and fascinating interest. Despite being in Stockholm, this is actually a Canadian production. There are similarities but this is very much an English interpretation with a couple of famous Swedish faces. I don't really get the pretending or the police action. I have to put it down to a lack of sophistication dealing with this type of crime in Sweden during that time. At least, it's different. It gets so weird that some of it is a bit funny. These are a different breed of cops and robbers.