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After a mild stroke leaving his right side paralyzed, the doctor telling him a total change of lifestyle is required to escape a massive heart attack. Being Sweden's most successful detective, the doctor tells him her father, a priest, now deceased, had a woman for confession. She told the priest she knew the man who raped and killed a nine year old girl in 1985. The doctor ask the retired detective to investigate. The case being unsolved and also too old to be prosecuted, the partially handicapped detective, enlists a former colleague to help. In between trying to escape his new dietary regime, with a stubborn attitude and known to be the man who can see around corners, he follows the old trail left by a paedophile killer in the Swedish summer. Not knowing what to do if he actually finds him. Let the old testament rule apply? An eye for an eye?

Based on the novel "Den döende detektiven" ("The Dying Detective") by Leif G.W. Persson.

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    • Author: Frlas
    I am in no way a fan of Swedish TV series, but this is so well done, from the acting by the leading actors and the supporting staff, to the cinematography, using a perfect mix of hand cameras, drones, and tripods/cranes.

    With simple tools the director, Kristian Petri, creates a thrilling story about a dying detective's last case, given to him by the doctor, who tells him he's dying, from over-weight, and over-indulgence.

    The actors are very well picked, not a single of them seems to be miscast, or unbelievable. Even the smallest roles is so well cast, that I can only doff my hat, and say: 'Bravo!'

    That it is a thrilling story, told fairly fast-paced, does not make it worse.

    Reminds me a bit of Grand Turismo, where the main character, also an old, terminally ill, bloke, also dies in the end, the acting being just as impressive, and the unfortunate victim being an immigrant.

    The rest is totally different, except we, the viewers, early on learn that the main character is terminally ill.

    I you liked Gran Turismo you'll love this mini-series!
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    • Author: Milleynti
    This the final set of miniseries based of Leif G.W. Persson´s novels, with Rolf Lassgård in the leading role. As usual, Lassgård steals the show thanks to the most versatile character, even together with otherwise good character actors like e.g. Helena af Sandeberg and Alexej Manvelov, whose main task here is just to create occasions for Lassgård´s character to be witty and versatile.

    And despite the fact that the story itself is less interesting than the personalities, their ideas and managing things, with decent symbiosis of comic and tragic moments, the whole is catchy to follow - unless you are fond of constant chases and shootings. The ending is not special, yet realistic, rounding nicely up the SVT´s Leif GW Persson trilogy.

    Thus, a good work again, if inspectors like Beck or Wallander are to your liking. Being static should not automatically mean boring - and the creators of Scandinavian crime series are usually aware of that.
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    • Author: Lo◘Ve
    Yo soy fan de las series de los Países Bajos, en la actualidad son lo mejor qué hay, se las recomiendo
  • Series cast summary:
    Rolf Lassgård Rolf Lassgård - LMJ 3 episodes, 2018
    Helena Af Sandeberg Helena Af Sandeberg - Eriksson 3 episodes, 2018
    Alexej Manvelov Alexej Manvelov - Max 3 episodes, 2018
    Lena B. Eriksson Lena B. Eriksson - Pia 3 episodes, 2018
    Angelika Prick Angelika Prick - Matilda 3 episodes, 2018
    Amanda Ooms Amanda Ooms - Ulrika Stenholm 3 episodes, 2018
    Savannah Issa Savannah Issa - Yasmine Ermegan 3 episodes, 2018
    Henrik Norlén Henrik Norlén - Lewin 2 episodes, 2018
    David Mjönes David Mjönes - Staffan Leander Nilsson 2 episodes, 2018
    Ardalan Esmaili Ardalan Esmaili - Joseph Ermegan 2 episodes, 2018
    Kicki Bramberg Kicki Bramberg - Erika Brännström 2 episodes, 2018
    Kerstin Avemo Kerstin Avemo - Margaretha Sagerlied 2 episodes, 2018
    Rolf Lydahl Rolf Lydahl - Förhörsledare 2 episodes, 2018
    Dan Johansson Dan Johansson - Alf Hult 2 episodes, 2018
    Iwar Wiklander Iwar Wiklander - Evert 2 episodes, 2018
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