Iskariot (2008)
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Michael Nyqvist, Jacob Ericksson, Gustaf Skarsgård, Helena af Sandeberg, Maja Benckert Claesson, Leif Andrée, Lukas Loughran, Goran Marjanovic, Michelle Meadows, Per Morberg
A successful surgeon must decide whether to protect his family or stand by his younger brother, whose criminal debts put them all in danger.
The story
Valle, a successful surgeon with a wife, children and a comfortable home on Lidingö, has always loved his younger brother Adam. Unlike Valle, Adam became involved with drugs and crime at an early age and is now heading toward personal ruin. When the underworld pursues Adam over an unpaid debt, he turns to Valle for help. The threat reaches Valle and his family, forcing him to confront a painful choice: abandon his brother or try to get his wife and children to safety. The story centers on the brothers’ bond and the danger brought into Valle’s family life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A thriller about brotherhood and guilt. Valle (Jacob Ericksson) has always loved his younger brother Adam (Gustaf Skarsgård). Valle himself is a successful surgeon with a wife, children, and a beautiful home on Lidingö, while Adam got caught up in drugs and crime at an early age. Slowly but surely, Adam is moving toward his own downfall. The underworld is after him over an unpaid debt, and he turns to his brother for help. Valle and his family are threatened, and he is forced to choose between abandoning his younger brother or getting his family to safety.
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