★★☆☆☆ UK audiences have acquired quite the taste for Scandinavian crime drama, with shows like The Killing, Borgen and Wallander all received with open arms. However, despite this Scandi-crime obsession, the name 'Roland Hassel' still remains unknown - and judging by Måns Månsson's arduous debut, it's going to stay that way. A popular 1980s television detective, Hassel now lives on in Månsson's new quasi-docudrama, but audiences expecting a gloomy suspense thriller should probably take a step back; Hassel - Privatspanarna (2012) has very little in common with films like Insomnia or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
An example of form surpassing function, this stripped-back hybrid piece sees the now retired Roland Hassel (played by the original Hassel - Lars-Erik Berenett) attempting to uncover the identity of the assassin who murdered real-life former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme (Roland Eriksson). Without access to any formal police records, Hassel must gather what...
An example of form surpassing function, this stripped-back hybrid piece sees the now retired Roland Hassel (played by the original Hassel - Lars-Erik Berenett) attempting to uncover the identity of the assassin who murdered real-life former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme (Roland Eriksson). Without access to any formal police records, Hassel must gather what...
- 6/24/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
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