False Trail (Swedish: Jägarna 2, "The Hunters 2"), is a Swedish thriller film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2011,[1] directed by Kjell Sundvall with Rolf Lassgård and Peter Stormare in the main roles.[2] The film is the sequel to the 1996 film The Hunters, it sneak-premiered on 17 August 2011 in Överkalix and in Norrland on 2 September 2011 and had its main all over Sweden premiere on 9 September 2011.
| False Trail | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kjell Sundvall |
| Written by | Björn Carlström Stefan Thunberg |
| Produced by | Peter Possne Per Janérus Björn Carlström |
| Starring | Rolf Lassgård Peter Stormare |
| Cinematography | Jallo Faber |
| Edited by | Mattias Morheden |
| Music by | Johan Söderqvist |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Unlike the first film, where the title pointed to the villainous hunters, the title of the sequel hints towards the feud between Erik and Torsten, both with their own predatory nature. A television continuation, The Hunters, of two seasons was broadcast from November 2018.
Premise
edit15 years after the events of the first film, Erik (Rolf Lassgård) is forced to return to the Norrland village he had left following the events of the first film, after a brutal crime is committed.
Cast
edit- Rolf Lassgård as Erik Bäckström
- Peter Stormare as Torsten
- Annika Nordin as Karin Johansson
- Kim Tjernström as Peter
- Lo Kauppi as Johanna Lager
- Jesper Barkselius as Åström
- Eero Milonoff as Jari Lipponen
- Johan Paulsen as Mats
- Ellenor Lindgren as Elin Ledin
- Olov Häggmark as Hempo
- Jonas Hedlund as Niklas
- Yngve Dahlberg as Erik's boss
- Juho Milonoff as Esa Lipponen
Production
editThe film's director started filming in August 2010 on location in Överkalix and Kalix in the upper-north part of Sweden.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Jägarna 2" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ (in Swedish) Nu är det klart för ”Jägarna 2”, By Jon Forsling & Karin Lindstedt, 2004-12-02, Aftonbladet
- ^ Moviezine
External links
edit- False Trail at IMDb
- False Trail at AllMovie
- False Trail at Rotten Tomatoes
- False Trail on Facebook[dead link]
- Jägarna 2 at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Blog from location
- Jägarna 2 at Bio.Nu
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