Rent False Trail (2011)
3.4 of 5 from 123 ratings
2h 5min
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- Synopsis:
- It's been fifteen years since Erik was forced to leave the Norrland Police Department. Since then he has become the National Murder Commission's best interrogator. When Erik's boss orders him back to his home town to solve a brutal murder, he hesitantly returns as the thought of going back stirs up unpleasant memories. What at first appears to be a simple murder soon proves to be something much more complicated and disturbing.
- Actors:
- Rolf Lassgård, Peter Stormare, Annika Nordin, Kim Tjernström, Lo Kauppi, Jesper Barkselius, Eero Milonoff, Johan Paulsen, Ellenor Lindgren, Olov Häggmark, Jonas Hedlund, Yngve Dahlberg, Juho Milonoff, Elina Knihtilä, Michael Odhag, Sofie Kalla, David Lindblom, Tove Olsson, Emil Henriksson, Oskar Larsson
- Directors:
- Kjell Sundvall
- Producers:
- Björn Carlström, Per Janérus, Peter Possne
- Writers:
- Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg
- Aka:
- Jägarna 2
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Countries:
- Sweden
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/02/2013
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- Swedish LPCM Stereo, Swedish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Q and A with Rolf Lassgard and Barry Forshaw
- Trailer
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Reviews (3) of False Trail
Typically Scando darkness - False Trail review by BS
Pleasantly surprised by this nicely dark murder story from northern Sweden.
Peter Stomare (Fargo) was standout as the increasingly controlling local policeman, and the story had enough twists to keep you on your toes, although at 2'05" we were all getting a bit tense towards the end.
Having become a bit addicted to the atmosphere and tone of Scando murder-mystery, it is good to see things at film pace (just about) rather than as a series, and to get sucked into some pretty sharply drawn characters and disturbing scenes and ideas.
If you like The Bridge or The Killing, you'll really like this.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
The Nemesis of Nordic Noir - False Trail review by Wkarmo
Not a good film! The usual woman murdered, Swedish hunters, many guns, silly people and none likeable. No humour. Much shouting and violence. Lead detective - the usual over-weight, unattractive, middle-aged, badly shaven, boorish oaf. Time badly wasted.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Haunting - False Trail review by JD
The vile personality of one of the central characters is so well acted it will haunt you for days. The plot slowly unpeels the motivations and relationships of his character to show a repulsive centre. As the plot progresses he has to continue his path of evil until it can go no more. I cannot say much more without plot spoiling but it is utterly engrossing and shows the unpleasant side of human behaviour and its consequences. Great plot, great acting but should probably be an 18 rated for gore and general nastiness.
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Critic review
False Trail (aka Jägarna 2) review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso
Following on from the small but successful Nordic mystery Jaagarna made in the late 90’s director Kjell Sundvall catches up with Erik Backstrom, a Swedish detective, who this time finds himself investigating the disappearance of a young woman in the local, heavily wooded area of Sweden.
The film begins with a dark and intriguing sequence in which a number of hunters prepare to enter the beautiful Swedish woods, cut through with shots of a bloodied and terrified woman, running through these same woods, in fear of her life. Our interest immediately peaked False Trail then unfolds a visually beautiful mystery thriller with police procedural overtones.
The extremity of the darkness hinted at the opening sequence ultimately fails to deliver, the plot turning into a typical murder mystery, yet the impressive acting and the background imagery of the logging trade, with felled trees and the seemingly constant trafficking of large masses of dead wood, help to make what ought to be a somewhat mundane movie into a tense and intense thriller.
Those who have become disillusioned with the acting abilities of Peter Stormare, following his appearance in such Hollywood duds as this year’s The Last Stand and his appearance as dull and predictable bad guys in American TV shows such as NCIS and Body of Proof will find themselves pleasantly surprised by his performance in native language where he truly shines, thanks largely to the depth of his character’s background story and motivation.