Deadline

Deadline

2001 · 128 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

The Victoriastadium is totally destroyed in a bomb attack and Christina Furhage, head-responsible for the Olympic Games in Stockholm, dies with it. Why did someone destroy the stadium and why is Christina murdered? The police desperately seek for clues that will lead them to the perpetrator but without any luck. As the Olympic Games draws near the situation becomes more desperate. Annika Bengtzon, a reporter for Kvällsposten, se a connection that no one else sees and without understanding it she starts a carousel that in the end will threaten her own life.

Directed by Colin Nutley · Written by Colin Nutley

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Helena Bergström Annika Bengtzon
Tomas Pontén Evert Danielsson
Örjan Ramberg Anders Schyman
Reine Brynolfsson Spiken
Brasse Brännström Nils Langeby
Pernilla August Beata Ekesjö
Ewa Fröling Berit Hamrin
Gunilla Röör Helena Starke
Niklas Hjulström Thomas Samuelsson
Maria Lundqvist Eva-Britt Qvist
Peter Andersson The Source
Tomas Fryk Patrik Nilsson

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