Summary
When an arsonist is released from prison, the villagers do not want him anywhere near them. Soon they take matters into their hands and Wallander has to investigate whether their fear is justified.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 58
Letterboxd · 202 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −14 min on the typical 104
typical 10490Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2013
September 25, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
Sweden
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 20 more28 people
- Krister HenrikssonKurt Wallander
- Charlotta JonssonLinda Wallander
- Leonard TerfeltHans Von Enke
- SDSigne DahlkvistKlara Wallander
- Douglas JohanssonMartinsson
- Mats BergmanNyberg
- Fredrik GunnarssonSvartman
- Malena EngströmBea
- Stina EkbladKarin
Marianne MörckEbba
Sven AhlströmMattson
Christoffer NordenrotTommy
Staffan KihlbomSvante Holm
Anja LundqvistGunilla Holm
Andreas Rothlin-SvenssonBoman
Jörgen ThorssonPerra
Anna BlombergJurina Slavic- CWCarl WallénAlex
- KHKarin HolmbergÅklagare Skogfält
Nina NorénLove Andersson
Tom AhlsellReine Andersson
Tony LundgrenDoktor Leman- STSanna TuressonIlona Bellgran
Michael PeterssonPerras advokat
Directing · 3
- Charlotte Brändström Director
- Niklas Siöström First Assistant Director
- Caroline Ehrnström Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Peter Lindblom Screenplay
- Henning Mankell Story, Characters
Production · 7
- Mikael Wallen Executive Producer
- Ole Søndberg Executive Producer
- Anni Faurbye Fernandez Executive Producer
- Malte Forssell Producer
- Jon Mankell Producer
- Sara Törnkvist Casting
Camera · 1
- Pascal Gennesseaux Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tomas Beije Editor
Sound · 4
- Fläskkvartetten Original Music Composer
- Lucas Nilsson Foley Artist
- Ingela Jönsson Foley Artist
- Marcus Hadriz Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Elle Furudahl Production Design
- Anna Klang Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Sanna Ekström Forsberg Costume Design
- Camilla Norberg Hansen Makeup Department Head
Other crew · 1
- Kimmo Rajala Stunt Coordinator
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Film 31 of 32 · after Wallander: The Loss · then Wallander: The Sad Bird
- Wallander: Before the Frost (2005)
GoodWatch score 58Film 1
- Wallander: The Village Idiot (2005)
GoodWatch score 56Film 2
- Wallander: The Brothers (2005)
GoodWatch score 57Film 3
- Wallander: The Overdose (2005)
GoodWatch score 64Film 4
- Wallander: The African (2005)
GoodWatch score 55Film 5
- Wallander: Mastermind (2005)
GoodWatch score 67Film 6
- Wallander: The Trickster (2006)
GoodWatch score 54Film 7
- Wallander: The Photographer (2006)
GoodWatch score 56Film 8
- Wallander: The Container Lorry (2006)
GoodWatch score 57Film 9
- Wallander: The Castle Ruins (2006)
GoodWatch score 58Film 10
- Wallander: Blood Line (2006)
GoodWatch score 55Film 11
- Wallander: The Joker (2006)
GoodWatch score 60Film 12
- Wallander: The Secret (2006)
GoodWatch score 67Film 13
- Wallander: The Revenge (2009)
GoodWatch score 55Film 14
- Wallander: The Guilt (2009)
GoodWatch score 58Film 15
- Wallander: The Courier (2009)
GoodWatch score 59Film 16
- Wallander: The Thief (2009)
GoodWatch score 58Film 17
- Wallander: The Cellist (2009)
GoodWatch score 59Film 18
- Wallander: The Priest (2009)
GoodWatch score 56Film 19
- Wallander: The Leak (2009)
GoodWatch score 61Film 20
- Wallander: The Sniper (2009)
GoodWatch score 58Film 21
- Wallander 22 - Angel of Death (2010)
GoodWatch score 52Film 22
- Wallander: The Ghost (2010)
GoodWatch score 55Film 23
- Wallander: The Heritage (2010)
GoodWatch score 52Film 24
- Wallander: The Collector (2010)
GoodWatch score 58Film 25
- Wallander: The Witness (2010)
GoodWatch score 54Film 26
- Wallander: The Troubled Man (2013)
GoodWatch score 59Film 27
- Wallander: Missing (2013)
GoodWatch score 61Film 28
- Wallander: The Betrayal (2013)
GoodWatch score 51Film 29
- Wallander: The Loss (2013)
GoodWatch score 55Film 30
- Wallander 31 - The Arsonist (2013)
GoodWatch score 58You're here
- Wallander: The Sad Bird (2013)
GoodWatch score 61Film 32
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