In the Name of the Law

Oct 31, 1986

1h 27m

★ 6.1

Overview

A group of four policemen is known for cruising the streets of Stockholm in their van, looking for drunks or criminals they can beat up with their batons. Lately witnesses saw them pick up a drunk who later was found dead. The four policemen deny any knowledge. Police inspector Jarnebring gets the case and finds out that these four policemen have been reported for 22 cases of police brutality. Shortly after, another criminal dies in their van...

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Sandrews

SVT

Spice Filmproduktion

Svenska Filminstitutet

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Cast

Inspector Jarnebring

Sven Wollter

Wesslén

Anita Wall

Walltin

Ernst Günther

Häll

Stefan Sauk

Pilstam

Pia Green

Security Guard

Johan Ulveson

Berg

Sven Strömersten-Holm

Mikkelsson

Marvin Yxner

Medical Examiner

Niels Dybeck

Janitor

Göthe Grefbo

Business Manager

Mathias Henrikson

Chief of Police

Lennart Hjulström

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