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When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.


This is the true story of the failed bank robbery-cum-hostage taking in a bank at the square Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, in September 1973. The Stockholm Syndrome is named after this incident.

Torkel Petersson
Jan-Erik Olsson

Shanti Roney
Clark Olofsson

Tova Magnusson
Barbro

Melinda Kinnaman
Kicki

Johan Widerberg
Lasse

Niklas Falk
K-G Lönnroth

Göran Ragnerstam
Sten Thunander
Peter Wahlqvist
Bertil Liljeroth
Bengt Nilsson
Nisse
Peter Engman
Ronny
The Stockholm Syndrome is a drama, thriller, tv movie, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of robbery, stockholm syndrome, hostage, 1970s, stockholm, sweden, true story. Directed by Håkan Lindhé, it stars Torkel Petersson, Shanti Roney, Tova Magnusson. This is the true story of the failed bank robbery-cum-hostage taking in a bank at the square Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, in September 1973. The Stockholm Syndrome is named after this incident.
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