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Paradiset

  • 2003
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1K
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Helena Bergström in Paradiset (2003)
ActionCrimeDramaMystery

Tabloid journalist Annika Bengtzon is writing about a murder in the port of Stockholm and she suspects that the Yugoslav mafia is involved. However, she also finds links to a foundation that... Read allTabloid journalist Annika Bengtzon is writing about a murder in the port of Stockholm and she suspects that the Yugoslav mafia is involved. However, she also finds links to a foundation that runs a shelter for battered women, Paradiset. Looking for a good story she also meets a w... Read allTabloid journalist Annika Bengtzon is writing about a murder in the port of Stockholm and she suspects that the Yugoslav mafia is involved. However, she also finds links to a foundation that runs a shelter for battered women, Paradiset. Looking for a good story she also meets a welfare official, Thomas, who also thinks that the foundation should be looked into.

  • Director
    • Colin Nutley
  • Writers
    • Colin Nutley
    • Johanna Hald
    • Liza Marklund
  • Stars
    • Helena Bergström
    • Suzanna Dilber
    • Georgi Staykov
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Colin Nutley
    • Writers
      • Colin Nutley
      • Johanna Hald
      • Liza Marklund
    • Stars
      • Helena Bergström
      • Suzanna Dilber
      • Georgi Staykov
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Helena Bergström
    Helena Bergström
    • Annika Bengtzon
    Suzanna Dilber
    • Aida Bogovic
    Georgi Staykov
    • Ratko
    Niklas Hjulström
    • Thomas Samuelsson
    Örjan Ramberg
    Örjan Ramberg
    • Anders Schyman
    Reine Brynolfsson
    Reine Brynolfsson
    • Spiken
    Brasse Brännström
    Brasse Brännström
    • Nils Langeby
    Ewa Fröling
    Ewa Fröling
    • Berit Hamrin
    Maria Lundqvist
    Maria Lundqvist
    • Eva-Britt Qvist
    Lisa Nilsson
    Lisa Nilsson
    • Rebecka Björkstig
    Katarina Ewerlöf
    Katarina Ewerlöf
    • Anne Snapphane
    Lis Nilheim
    Lis Nilheim
    • Barbro - Annikas mamma
    Inga Landgré
    Inga Landgré
    • Annikas mormor
    Angela Kovacs
    • Eleonor Samuelsson
    Lena T. Hansson
    Lena T. Hansson
    • Mia Eriksson
    Carl Kjellgren
    • Källan
    Petar Vidovic
    • Överste Dragan Misic
    Alexandra Mörner
    • Kvinna på kommunkontoret
    • Director
      • Colin Nutley
    • Writers
      • Colin Nutley
      • Johanna Hald
      • Liza Marklund
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    6kausix777

    Not bad but Sprangaren was better

    I will not trash this movie. I did not find it bad at all. It had some action, some suspense, some romance and drama. It had the potential to be a very well balanced film. And the acting and character building is good here, possibly better than Sprangaren. Yet, I did not like it all that much. Why? The action appeared mindless and the film was not dependent on that. A major suspense link was killed in the middle of the movie. Perhaps, the Paradiset link could have been explored in more depth, especially given the title of the movie. The introduction of romance and drama was all right but not what I expected from this series. In the end, it is still a one time watch for someone who appreciates a balanced genre movie with a lot of character study. But this is not really an action movie, a suspense movie or a thriller.
    8oz_5

    Fast action, Hollywood type movie lovers will not like this movie. I loved it.

    Again a good example of Nordic Noir where characters, their weaknesses,struggles and psychology play a part at least as important as the movie thrill factor. This type of movie feel is in stark contrast with much of today's heavy, blunt Hollywood machinery where one has to leave any desire for subtlety out of the watching door. Good for the more evolved side of the brain. Loved this movie.
    8DannX68

    I liked it!

    How come that most people hate this movie? It is as good as "Sprängaren", and Helena Bergström is one of the best actresses in Sweden, if not THE best!! Also, it was funny to see Lisa Nilsson in a movie.

    Are people so used to high octane US-action, that those more subtle, character-driven movies now seem boring??

    Anyway, both I and some of my friends here in Denmark like those two movies a lot.

    And about you have to have read the book to understand it?? Not true, I don't think it was that difficult to follow. But then again, I really don't have a short attention-span. Give it a try.
    5george-dyson

    Not a great version from the book

    I had read the book before viewing this movie and I found that so much of the plot had been removed in making this movie that it became unintelligible. If I had not read the book I don't think I would have much of an idea what it was all about.

    I wouldn't criticise the acting, but because the flow of the movie was uneven, the acting may have unfairly been made to also look choppy.

    I think the movie could have been longer to more fully develop the story that Marklund wrote.

    I was hoping for a better translation of the book to film - but I would certainly encourage anyone to read the book before watching the movie just so you know what is happening and why.
    5stensson

    Paradise lost

    This Swedish action movie (or maybe it is a thriller) is of no interest for those who don't live in a Swedish environment and don't read Swedish evening papers. The first part, "Sprängaren", was better. The intrigues at the editor's office was more funny there, more ironic and with more interesting people.

    The Yugoslav gangsters here are nothing more than evil characters like those in Donald Duck. Helena Bergström is all right in the main part, but doesn't she have any other ambition than to appear in her husband's, Colin Nutley's, films? He has got quite a register, but that doesn't mean he is good on everything. Especially not in making thrillers.

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    • Trivia
      Several TV and radio news reporters appear as themselves in real news programs presenting fictional news.
    • Connections
      Followed by Nobel's Last Will (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Fly Me to the Moon
      Lyrics and music composed by Bart Howard (1954)
      Performed by Hans Stralström (trumpet)

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 2003 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Bosnian
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Paradise
    • Filming locations
      • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Sweetwater AB
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
      • TV4
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR

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