Fredrik Dolk Movies

Jacob Eklund returns as hard-bitten cop Johan Falk in this sequel to the thriller Noll Tolerans. After causing a commotion with his last assignment, Falk has been given a desk job, which hardly agrees with his personality, and he ends up accepting an offer from an old friend to buy into a private investigation agency. Another friend of Falk's, Sven (Samuel Froler), purchased a business in Estonia, and when local gangsters attempted to pressure him into paying protection money, Sven retained the services of Nikolaus Lehmann (Christoph M. Ohrt), a burly private eye, to throw them off his trail. However, Lehmann does his job all too well, murdering the racketeers, and then threatening Sven and his family. With no where else to turn, Sven asks Falk to help him deal with the crazed Lehmann; Falk agrees, but soon realizes he's dealing with a more dangerous man than he imagined when Lehmann kidnaps Falk's wife Jeanette (Lia Boysen), and then releases her with a time bomb locked around her neck, demanding that Falk hand over ownership of his detective agency to Lehmann. Livvakterna was one of the first films shot using Sony's Cine Alta digital video system, which records images at 25 frames per second in order to conform with the speed of motion picture film in Europe. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The story is drawn directly from the files of the Stockholm police, and, from three distinct viewpoints, chronicles the racially-motivated and brutal murder of a young immigrant boy. The events leading up to the terrible crime are photographed in color, while the police investigation is filmed with a yellow tint. The murder itself is filmed in gloomy black and white with a shaky hand-held camera. Working with a low budget, filmmaker David Flamholc used only non-professional actors. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

In this thriller, after Peter unintentionally foils a rapist while jogging in Stockholm so that the man is sent to prison, he writes a book about his experience, but then thinks no more about it. The rapist, on the other hand, is consumed by a desire for revenge. When Peter travels to a remote northern house in the winter to finish another of his books, the criminal follows and rapes Peter's wife at gunpoint while he looks on helplessly, and then escapes. When Peter and his devastated family return to Stockholm, the rapist is there too, and it becomes more than he can do to stop him from striking again. Eventually, his aggrieved wife manages to put an end to the situation. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

In this visually inventive thriller, Hanna (Angieszka Koson) is a struggling journalist who works for a sleazy newspaper while searching for something better and has fun making life difficult for her editor, Hasse (Yvonne Lombard). One day, Hanna discovers that the police have found the remains of three severely burned corpses in a bonfire; detectives are wondering if this might have anything to do with the mysterious disappearance of several women in town. Dan (Fredrik Dolk), whose girlfriend recently went missing, has written a letter to Hanna's editor about this situation; Dan is upset about the pattern of disappearances, but he has enough on his mind, as he's working two jobs trying to pay the alimony demanded by his ex-wife Margareta (Marika Lagercrantz). In time, Hanna meets Dan and finds herself drawn into his increasingly complex world as she tries to avoid her obsessive former boyfriend Martin (Johan Widerberg) and finds herself learning more about what could be happening to the missing women. Director David Flamholc and cinematographer Marten Nilsson took a unique approach to this film's photography; it was shot in 16mm using reversal stock, and then blown up to 35mm widescreen format, using various processing techniques to give it an unusual color balance and texture. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi