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The Hypnotist

The Hypnotist

20125.52h 1m

Overview

After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving daughter before the murderer does.

Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Alexander Ahndoril, Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril, Paolo Vacirca
Produced by Börje Hansson, Bertil Ohlsson, Peter Possne
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Top Cast

Tobias Zilliacus

Tobias Zilliacus

Joona Linna

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Erik Maria Bark

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Simone Bark

Helena af Sandeberg

Helena af Sandeberg

Daniella

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Jonatan Bökman

Josef

O

Oscar Pettersson

Benjamin

Eva Melander

Eva Melander

Magdalena

Anna Azcárate

Anna Azcárate

Lydia

Johan Hallström

Johan Hallström

Erland

Göran Thorell

Göran Thorell

Stensund

Themes & Keywords

traumapsychologisthypnotistbroken icehypnotize

About The Hypnotist

The Hypnotist is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of trauma, psychologist, hypnotist, broken ice, hypnotize. Directed by Lasse Hallström, it stars Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin. After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving daughter before the murderer does.

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