Anders Engström

Directing

Anders Engström

Born October 2, 1963 · Nykarleby, Finland (age 62)

Director Anders Engström (1963-) is most known for directing Taboo, Thicker than water, Jordskott and the theatrical feature films Vares. He also directed Mankell's Wallander, Morden, Irene Huss and Småstadsberättelser. Engström studied film making at the London International film school. He won the Venla award for directing the tv series Isabella.

Known For

IsabellaIsabella · 2008
Isabella
2008
MovieDrama
Irina Björklund plays Isabella, a priest who returns to her hometown, a small town in Ostrobothnia. However, her past does not leave her in peace. Flashbacks take us back decades: Isabella's unrequited love for Andreas, her best friend Charlotta's relationship, and the tragic events of her childhood home remain unresolved. There is tension between Isabella and Charlotta's current husband Andreaks, which leads to a secret relationship. There is genuine chemistry between Björklund and Franzén, who are a married couple in real life. Their powerful chemistry convinces us that this is not a story of revenge, as the subtitle "faith, revenge, and love" might suggest. Love seems to be the strongest emotion of all.
Styckmordet: Berättelsen om en rättsskandalStyckmordet: Berättelsen om en rättsskandal · 2005
Styckmordet: Berättelsen om en rättsskandal
1.02005
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Originally planned as a two part docudrama - "The child's story" and "The double sentence". In the years 1982-84 was three women prostitutes murdered in Stockholm. 27-year-old Catrine da Costa was the third in this row. The murders had similarities that never before was recognized. Two medical doctors identifies as murderers in the media. The two was at first convicted of murder in the district court and then acquitted by the District Court.
Vares: The Path of the Righteous MenVares: The Path of the Righteous Men · 2012
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men
5.72012
MovieCrimeAction
The body of a young woman whose heart has been ripped out of her chest is found in a remote are in Finland. The finder of the body, a dismissed pastor, hires private investigator Jussi Vares to investigate the crime. Vares uncovers a criminal ring involved in extortion, religious scams, exploitation of minors and stock market speculation.
Wallander: The Container LorryWallander: The Container Lorry · 2006
Wallander: The Container Lorry
5.52006
MovieThrillerCrime
A semi-trailer found dumped and full of dead people leads Kurt Wallander and his team to a convent where the nuns have been assisting illegal refugees into Sweden via Poland.
NDA - SalassapitosopimusNDA - Salassapitosopimus · 2005
NDA - Salassapitosopimus
6.02005
MovieCrimeThriller
26-year old Satu is a high profile press officer at a leading mobile phone giant. When her former co-worker at the daily press disappears mysteriously, she fears a connection between the launch of a new mobile and a secret report how already shipped phones cause brain cancer...
Wallander: Blood LineWallander: Blood Line · 2006
Wallander: Blood Line
5.02006
MovieThrillerCrime
Following an argument with her lover on her boat, a woman is found dead. Wallander and the Ystad police investigate; their inquiries lead them to a farm commune and to an old friend of Linda's.
Irene Huss 5: EldsdansenIrene Huss 5: Eldsdansen · 2008
Irene Huss 5: Eldsdansen
6.02008
MovieCrimeDrama
A series of arsons is affecting Gothenburg. The leads brings Irene Huss to an unsolved case that happened 15 years ago. Meanwhile, a lady gets murdered in the archipelago, and at first it seems like the cases have nothing in common. Irene's investigation of the murder case leads her back far in time where secrets which are forgotten long ago come to the surface again. Irene's hard work gets even more complicated when she finds out that her daughter is a bully in school.
Wallander: The Castle RuinsWallander: The Castle Ruins · 2006
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
5.72006
MovieCrimeThriller
Kurt Wallander and the team are stumped when they find an old man, Greger Stehn, dead due to poisoning. It appears that Stehn, who looked like a vagrant, was in fact very wealthy.

Filmography

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WallanderWallander · 2005
Wallander
6.92005
SeriesDramaMystery
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.

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