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Svalan, katten, rosen, döden (2006)

86 min · Crime, thriller film

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Directors

Daniel Lind Lagerlöf

Cast

Sven Wollter, Thomas Hanzon, Eva Rexed, Gerhard Hoberstorfer

A priest’s plea leads Münster to a dead woman and an escaped murderer, who leaves behind a rare book containing a message.

The story

Two years after a woman is strangled by her husband during a holiday in Greece, a priest asks Münster to help an abused woman. At her home, Münster finds her dead, with the murderer still there. The killer escapes, leaving behind a rare book containing a message from the culprit.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

A woman is strangled to death by her husband during their holiday in Greece. Two years later, a priest contacts Münster and asks him to help an abused woman. When Münster goes to her house, he discovers that she is dead, has been strangled, and that the murderer is still on the premises. The murderer manages to escape but leaves behind a rare book at the scene. The book contains a message from the culprit. Münster and Moreno receive help from retired Commissioner Van Veeteren, now the owner of a secondhand bookshop, while Van Veeteren conducts his own investigations to catch the culprit. When several victims are found, they must find the Maardam Strangler before the Strangler finds the next victim.

Genres

Crime, thriller film

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