When an inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by Detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of misconduct and possibly revenge.
A comedy about a young man with a tendency to screw things up. After years of unhealthy living he is looking for calm and rest. But first he has to deal with a drug-dealing debt. He teams up with his cousin, who has spent five years writing a film script, and turns into a film producer. One of the problems is that the German financiers expect a porn film...
On 13 December (St Lucy's Day), a bandit daringly robs a crowded post office. Within a fortnight, two witnesses are dead. Vice cops Johansson and Jarnebring, the first to the scene of the crime, pursue all leads and identify a suspect, an arrogant member of the elite secret police, assigned to guard the country's Minister of Justice. Just as they think they've tightened the noose around the suspect, loose ends appear, witnesses lose certainty, alibis arise, and even the cops doubt what they've seen. Who's protecting the suspect and why?
Gösta Eriksson, a hairdresser, buys a car from used-car dealer Bertil Planåker. But Gösta soon discovers that the car is a wreck. Planåker won't give him his money back, in fact he denies ever having seen Gösta. Gösta's brother Rolle is released from prison and promises to help him. They form an investment company, Parabola, and convinces Planåker to invest a lot of money in it. Planåker has a lot of shady business colleagues who also invest their money. Gösta's and Rolle's scam becomes much bigger than they had bargained for.
Short film commissioned by the Swedish Association of Civil Engineers.
Stage production of Larry Shue's play The Nerd about William Cubbert who feels forced to put up with the more and more annoying Rick Steadman because he once saved his life.
The Swedish filmmaker Gustav Osterman and his assistant Robert Matson travels to Russia to examine locations for an international project.
A dramatic adaptation of a literary classic by Joseph Conrad, exploring universal themes dealing with individual morality and the responsibility of civilization.
Kent, Lasse, Olle and Sven are in their mid-twenties and have been friends since childhood. At a restaurant they meet two young women and one of them, Lena, becomes pregnant. Now, who is the father? Well, it's definitely not Kent, but the others convince him to accept the fatherhood.
"Crocodile tears" - Fellowship is replaced by suspicion and hatred in a Stockholm suburb. Wheelchair-bound retiree Hugo lives with his wife and his mentally unstable son.
The Swedish IB (Information Bureau) agents Henry Malm and Richard Ramberg travel to the Finnish-Russian border in order to receive a KGB agent who wants to defect.
A Swedish journalist in Buenos Aires is about to reveal the circumstances surrounding the young Swedish-Argentine woman Lena Melin's disappearance. The military junta of Argentina is threatening to deport him.
The sawmill in a northern Swedish village close down. Nils becomes unemployed. In order to cope with needs of his family, he is forced to travel south. His wife Karin and the children will stay in the village until further notice. Nils starts working at a factory. In addition to the job, he has been promised a good residence so that the family can move to him.
"A Dream Play" - Agnes, a daughter of the Vedic god Indra, descends to Earth to bear witness to problems of human beings. She meets about 40 symbolical characters.
The story of the charlatan Gustaf Raskenstam life and times during World War II, who for financial gain seduced a large number of women.
A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.
Maria and Leif has a relationship. Leif is a former bank robber. He makes another hit and is sentenced to prison. He urges Maria to forget him.
The whole story of how the books about Martin Beck came to be is told here. It's a love story. A young couple wanted to talk about the injustices in society. Thus was born the modern detective story. It has been over 50 years since the first book in the series came out and it would only be in the fall of the age that Sjöwall Wahlöö was celebrated as the creator of the entire modern detective genre.
Sweden in the near future. A terrorist leader is planning an attack against a US oil rig off the coast of Sweden. It all develops into a tangle of environmental scandals, political corruption and murder.
Two women share an apartment even though they are complete opposites. Ulla is lazy and messy while Beatrice is neat and pedantic.
A dystopian view of the future in the year 2005. Disa applies for a job in the data section of the department of traffic safety.