A young girl is recruited from the bottom rung of society into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.A young girl is recruited from the bottom rung of society into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.A young girl is recruited from the bottom rung of society into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.
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- 10 wins & 13 nominations total
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- TriviaThis story is based on actual events. Only the names, locations, and some events have been changed. In the movie Pernilla August plays madam Dagmar Glans, in real life her name was Doris Hopp. Claes Ljungmark plays the minister of justice, in real life Lennart Geijer. David Dencik plays Aspen Thorin, in real life information officer Ebbe Carlsson. Magnus Krepper plays the prime minister, based on real life Olof Palme. Claes-Göran Turesson plays the chief of police, based on real life Carl Persson.
- GoofsMany reel-to-reel tape recorders visible in the film - set in 1976 - are Revox PR99s, easily identifiable by there digital counters, a model that was not introduced until 1982.
- Quotes
Kurt Nygren: Thought you were the press officer, not a police officer.
Aspen: Well... that thing with the ladies will have to be put under wraps. You, of all people, know what can happen when a situation gets sticky.
- Crazy creditsThe title doesn't appear until after about 10 minutes, in the first scene with Dagmar Glans.
- ConnectionsFeatures ABBA: Dancing Queen (1976)
- SoundtracksA Real Good Time
(Mattias Bärjed)
Featured review
1970s and a Swedish scandal which is said took place in reality. High politicians went to prostitutes, some of them certainly much under age.
The problem with this film is whether it's having too little or too much to do with what really happened. Real historical persons appear here, only slightly disguised or not disguised at all really. But that's another kind of discussion. Are there anyway qualities to be found?
Yes, the so called life of the young girls is narrated in a rather touching way and focus should have been on that. Instead it's about corrupt politicians, corrupt police captains and a single policeman trying to fight it. The characters are somewhat square, which hides the story a little.
The problem with this film is whether it's having too little or too much to do with what really happened. Real historical persons appear here, only slightly disguised or not disguised at all really. But that's another kind of discussion. Are there anyway qualities to be found?
Yes, the so called life of the young girls is narrated in a rather touching way and focus should have been on that. Instead it's about corrupt politicians, corrupt police captains and a single policeman trying to fight it. The characters are somewhat square, which hides the story a little.
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- Kol-gerla
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- €4,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,922,273
- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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