Your brother's client just got you shot. Family dinners are awkward now.
The murder of a restaurant owner who is gunned down in front of a diner full of customers has unexpected repercussions for Alex, whose brother, Paul, represented two men expected of involvement in the killing. Meanwhile, Steinar, amidst tension with Alex and the breakdown of his marriage, accepts the offer of a transfer from Klas.
Acting
Kristofer Hivju's slow-collapse physicality is devastating.
Writing
Alex's impossible loyalty bind actually stings.
Director
Jörgen Bergmark
Peter Haber
Martin Beck
Kristofer Hivju
Steinar Hovland
Ingvar Hirdwall
Grannen
Jonas Karlsson
Klas Fredén
Måns Nathanaelson
Oskar Bergman
Jennie Silfverhjelm
Alexandra Beijer
Joel Spira
Paul Beijer
Roland Møller
William Jensen
Pia Tjelta
Heidi Hovland
Rumle Hammerich
Mogens
Anna Asp
Jenny Bodén
Elmira Arikan
Ayda Çetin
Åsa Karlin
Bergström
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the 38th Martin Beck film—Haber has played him since 1997, making this one of cinema's longest-running detective portrayals.
The title references both Paul's literal profession and the Faustian bargain Alex makes choosing family over duty.
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