Lasermannen (TV series) explained

Genre:Drama
Director:Mikael Marcimain
Starring:David Dencik
Sten Ljunggren
Sten Johan Hedman
Composer:Malou Meilink
Country:Sweden
Company:SVT Drama
Num Episodes:3
Executive Producer:Marianne Gray
Producer:Susann Billberg-Rydholm
Location:Stockholm, Sweden
Cinematography:Hoyte van Hoytema
Runtime:3 × 90 min
Channel:SVT

Lasermannen ("The Laserman") is a Swedish mini series based on real events produced by SVT Drama,[1] based on the bestselling book Lasermannen – en berättelse om Sverige by Gellert Tamas, which is based on the Lasermannen events. It is known as one of the Swedish movie-industry's most well-made and well-acted films. Not to be confused with the Swedish documentary also called "Lasermannen" or "Lasermannen (en dokumentär)".

Story

The three-part mini series takes place in Stockholm over a time period of the 1970's, 80's and early 90's and realistically depicts the intense real-life police investigation of a series of brutal shootings against immigrants which shook entire Swedish society in the early 90's, and the story is entwined with depictions of the political atmosphere in society and life in Stockholm at that time, and the tragic story of the infamous lone-wolf racist serial shooter John Ausonius, the perpetrator suffering from identity complex, played by "look-alike" actor David Dencik. The mini-series aimes to show how Swedish society could look like and feel like for various people back then.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?itemid=61447&type=MOVIE&iv=Contributors&ref=/templates/SwedishFilmSearchResult.aspx?id%3d1225%26epslanguage%3dsv%26searchword%3dlasermannen%26type%3dMovieTitle%26match%3dBegin%26page%3d1%26prom%3dFalse The Swedish Film Database: Lasermannen