Claus Strandberg Movies

A man steals a taxi cab to escape paying off a debt to a mysterious mobster in this low-budget thriller. He picks up a gun-toting businessman who wishes to be taken across the country. The two maintain a friendly but low-key acceptance, while each one knows the other is up to no good. A female passenger provides some moments of humor the following day after the two spend the night in a ghost-town hotel. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Four truck drivers are followed along their trips through Europe in this fictional adaptation of the very real dangers and challenges in their job. Whereas in the U.S. the dangers seem to lie in staying awake over extended periods in order to make a buck, in Europe the threat comes from the more criminal elements in society. Truckers are paid off to turn a blind eye while the Mafia dips into their cargo, and this film portrays the Mafia as attempting to take over the meat in the trucks. While the drivers have this unhealthy problem to deal with, they also are living their own lives as they run into various women along their routes and try to climb in the cab as sober as they can get after indulging a little bit too much at the last stop. The four drivers in the film (Otto Brandenburg, Jens Okking, Joern Faurschou, and Claus Strandberg) are played with humanity, and, in some instances, restrained pathos, as they face the challenges in their journeys. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

A prominent member of the Danish Parliament is murdered during a house debate on nuclear energy, and the police investigative unit is all too zealous in their pursuit of suspects. Bent Christensen's crime drama -- based on a popular novel by Paul-Henrik Trampe -- works fairly well as a mainstream thriller but fails as the powerful statement against police corruption it was obviously meant to be. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi