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Wallander: The African

Wallander: The African

20055.11h 28m

Overview

Kurt Wallander receives a murder case from the Polish police, it turns out that the victim was shot dead on board a train in Sweden. Most of his face is shot away and for Wallander personally the case gets an unexpected turn. His two closest police colleagues are the daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.

Directed by Stephan Apelgren
Written by Lars Lundström, Anna Fredriksson, Stephan Apelgren
Produced by Lars Björkman, Ole Søndberg
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Top Cast

Krister Henriksson

Krister Henriksson

Kurt Wallander

Johanna Sällström

Johanna Sällström

Linda Wallander

Ola Rapace

Ola Rapace

Stefan Lindman

Angela Kovács

Angela Kovács

Ann-Britt Höglund

Fredrik Gunnarsson

Fredrik Gunnarsson

Svartman

Douglas Johansson

Douglas Johansson

Martinsson

Mats Bergman

Mats Bergman

Nyberg

Marianne Mörck

Marianne Mörck

Ebba

Tomas Bolme

Tomas Bolme

Kenneth Nilsson

Stina Ekblad

Stina Ekblad

Karin Linder

About Wallander: The African

Wallander: The African is a crime, thriller film released in 2005. Directed by Stephan Apelgren, it stars Krister Henriksson, Johanna Sällström, Ola Rapace. Kurt Wallander receives a murder case from the Polish police, it turns out that the victim was shot dead on board a train in Sweden. Most of his face is shot away and for Wallander personally the case gets an unexpected turn. His two closest police colleagues are the daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.

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