Wallander: The Village Idiot

Aug 3, 2005

1h 32m

★ 5.5

Overview

In the second film with Krister Henriksson as Kurt Wallander, a man enters a bank and threatens to blow it up in the air unless his demands are met. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Yellow Bird

TV4

ARD Degeto

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Cast

Kurt Wallander

Krister Henriksson

Linda Wallander

Johanna Sällström

Stefan Lindman

Ola Rapace

Anna-Britt Höglund

Angela Kovács

Svartman

Fredrik Gunnarsson

Lisa Holgersson

Chatarina Larsson

Martinsson

Douglas Johansson

Nyberg

Mats Bergman

Rättsläkare

Stina Ekblad

Ebba

Marianne Mörck

Göran / Bror

Anders Ekborg

Henriette Leike

Amanda Ooms

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