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Stockholm

Stockholm

Based on an absurd but true story

20195.91h 32m

Overview

Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”

Directed by Robert Budreau
Written by Robert Budreau
Produced by Robert Budreau, Jonathan Bronfman, Nicholas Tabarrok
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Top Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Lars Nystrom

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

Bianca Lind

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Gunnar Sorensson

Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

Chief Mattsson

Bea Santos

Bea Santos

Klara Mardh

Mark Rendall

Mark Rendall

Elov Eriksson

Ian Matthews

Ian Matthews

Detective Halsten Vinter

John Ralston

John Ralston

Detective Jakobsson

Shanti Roney

Shanti Roney

Olof Palme

Christopher Wagelin

Christopher Wagelin

Vincent

Themes & Keywords

stockholm syndromehostage1970sbased on true storybased on magazine, newspaper or article

About Stockholm

Stockholm is a crime, comedy film released in 2019 exploring themes of stockholm syndrome, hostage, 1970s, based on true story, based on magazine, newspaper or article. Directed by Robert Budreau, it stars Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong. Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”

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