''Deadline'' is a 2001 Swedish thriller. It was released in the US as ''The Bomber'' which is a direct translation of its original

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

title ''Sprängaren'' which is the same as

the novel ''The Novel'' (1991) is a novel written by American author James A. Michener. A departure from Michener's better known historical fiction, ''The Novel'' is told from the viewpoints of four different characters involved in the life and work of ...

Liza Marklund Eva Elisabeth "Liza" Marklund (born 9 September 1962) is a Swedish journalist and crime writer. Her novels, of which most feature the fictional newspaper journalist Annika Bengtzon, have been published in forty languages. Marklund is the co-owne ...

from which it was adapted. It stars

Helena Bergström Helena Kristina Bergström Nutley (born 5 February 1964) is a Swedish actress and film director. From an acting family, she began her career in 1982. She has appeared on the stages of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (''Dramaten'') and the Stockho ...

Örjan Ramberg Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg, né Rahmberg (26 February 1948), is a Swedish actor, born in Örgryte, Gothenburg. Biography Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in musicals with leading parts in the original Swedish stagings of '' Hair'' ( ...

Ewa Fröling Ewa Fröling, (Eva Marie Fröling; born 9 August 1952) is a Swedish actress and director who was born in Stockholm. She is internationally most recognized for her leading parts in Gunnel Lindblom's ''Sally och friheten'' (as Sally) and Ingmar B ...

and

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergm ...

amongst others. The film was directed by

Colin Nutley Colin James Nutley (born 28 February 1944) is an English director successful in the Swedish film industry. Career Nutley went to Portsmouth Art College and began his career in British television as a graphic designer. He then turned to drama and ...

, who is also married to the lead actress Helena Bergström.

Plot

Annika Bengtzon Annika Bengtzon is a fictional character in a Scandinavian noir book and film series created by the Swedish journalist, publisher and crime writer Liza Marklund. With the Annika Bengtzon series, Marklund introduced a female tabloid journalist as the ...

, an up-and-coming young reporter for Kvällspressens newspaper, is called to the scene of a possible terrorist attack on the new Olympic Arena, Victoria Stadium in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, where the northern part of the arena has been blown to pieces. The blast kills Christina Furhage, the Swedish Olympic ambassador, and Bengtzon soon finds out that the bombing may have been a personal attack against Furhage and not a terrorist attack. Soon more Olympic Arenas around Stockholm are attacked and there are more victims, just months away from the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

. A bomber with a personal agenda is on the loose.

About

The script of the film is based on the book ''The Bomber'' ( sv, Sprängaren) by Swedish author

. The script for the film was written by Anna Fredriksson, Johanna Hald and

Cast

- Annika Bengtzon *

Niklas Hjulström Niklas Hjulström (born 15 February 1962) is a Swedish actor, singer and director. He is brother to Carin Hjulström, grandson to Filip Hjulström and son to Lennart Hjulström. Hjulström was born in Mölndal, Sweden, and finished his educ ...

- Thomas Samuelsson *

- Anders Schyman *

Reine Brynolfsson Reine Claes-Göran Brynolfsson (born 15 January 1953) is a Swedish actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern me ...

- Spiken *

Brasse Brännström Brasse Brännström (real name Lars Erik Brännström; 27 February 1945 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Brännström attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. In 1970, he gained fame alongside Magnus Härenstam a ...

- Nils Langeby *

- Berit *

- Beata Ekesjö *

Tomas Pontén Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén; 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Biography Pontén was born in Skövde, Sweden and was the son of colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf. He was young ...

- Evert Danielsson *

Maria Lundqvist Annika Maria Lundqvist (born 14 October 1963) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Born in Gothenburg, Lundqvist studied acting at the Gothenburg Theatre Academy and has since been acting at various Swedish theatres, including the Royal Dramatic T ...

- Eva-Britt Qvist *

Tilde Fröling Tilde Maria Henny Märta Fröling (born 15 May 1980) is a Swedish actress and television presenter. She is the daughter of actors Ewa Fröling and Örjan Ramberg. Fröling was the winning participant in the 2005 TV3 celebrity version of ''Ex ...

References

External links

* 2001 films 2001 thriller films Swedish thriller films Films directed by Colin Nutley Films based on Swedish novels 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub