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Jordskott
''Jordskott'' (, "soil shoot") is a Swedish TV thriller, crime drama series. Police detective Eva Thörnblad (Moa Gammel) investigates the disappearance of her daughter and other mysteries in her hometown of Silverhöjd. The title refers to ''jordskott'', a fictional plant parasite, which enhances one's perceptions but feeds off the host's blood. The series was first broadcast by SVT in 2015. Filming took place in Sala and Ragunda in mid-2014. The series then began broadcasting on ITV Encore in the UK on June 10, 2015, and on Canal+ Seriale in Poland on October 10, 2016. Following positive reception and strong international sales for the first series, a second series, ''Jordskott II'', followed. It aired from 15 October 2017 in Sweden. It was then screened on ITV Encore in the UK from 19 October onwards and on Shudder in the US from 18 January 2019 onwards. Plot The first season of ''Jordskott'' is set in mid-2014. Police detective Eva Thörnblad (Moa Gammel), returns to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Lewander
Erik Lewander (born 29 May 1974) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, film composer and mixing engineer based in Stockholm. He is signed to The Kennel (Universal Music Publishing) Career With a background as a musician in several bands, Lewander started working as a sound designer at a post production house in Stockholm (Pang Studios). Besides sound designing he also started making music for commercial films. Up to this day he has composed music to several hundred commercials. This led him to writing and producing songs for artists. Lewander has worked with Bonnie Tyler, Ke$ha, Girls Generation, Audra Mae, Jasmine Thompson, Tina Arena, Cathy Dennis, Vassy, Jessica Sutta, BoA, Sarah Connor, The Potbelleez, F, Tom Andrews, September and Samantha Jade. In 2010 he co-wrote the song "Manipulated" for the Swedish Melodifestivalen performed by Hanna Lindblad. In 2013 he was nominated at the Aria Awards, "Best Dance Release" for the song "Saved In A Bottle" In 2014 he was nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moa Gammel
Moa Tuva Amanda Gammel, (born 6 October 1980) is a Swedish actress. She made her acting debut in the 1996 Mikael Håfström film ''Skuggornas hus'' and then acted in the soap opera ''Vita lögner'' on TV3. Her breakthrough came in the 2006 film by Johan Brisinger called '' Underbara Älskade''. She also had roles in ''Sommaren med Göran'' in 2009 opposite David Hellenius. In 2015, she had a lead role in the drama series ''Jordskott''. Filmography Films *1999: ''Sherdil'' *2003: ''Jesus från Hökarängen'' *2005: ''Barn av vår tid'' *2006: '' Underbara älskade'' *2007: ''Beck – Det tysta skriket'' *2007: ''Teater Pseudo - Sex'' *2007: ''Pyramiden'' *2007: ''Ungdomens förfarare'' *2008: ''Pälsen'' *2009: ''Sommaren med Göran'' *2010: ''A-kassekungen'' *2010: ''Att sträcka ut en hand'' *2010: ''Juni'' *2010: ''Lapland Odyssey'' *2010: ''Puss'' *2011: ''Umeå4ever'' *2012: ''Prime Time'' *2013: ''Hemma'' *2014: ''Kärlek deluxe'' *2014: ''Tommy'' TV series *1994: ''Bulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Ragnerstam
Göran Axel Ragnerstam (born 7 November 1957 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. Ragnerstam grew up in Södermalm and later in Vällingby. His father was interested in theatre and acted out for his children. He encouraged Ragnerstam to move on to an acting course. Ragnerstam took part in plays in primary school primary education and secondary school. After that he worked on Posten AB, before he did military service conscription. An ad about training to be an actor got him to study at Kulturama, and after that he studied at NAMA in Malmö 1981–1984. After that he was involved in the Gothenburg City Theatre. Ragnerstam has also worked with Lars Norén. Ragnerstam is married to Carina Boberg is a cousin of author Bunny Ragnerstam. Filmography * 2017 - '' Jordskott II'' * 2017 - '' Vår tid är nu'' * 2016 - '' A Serious Game'' * 2015 - ''Jordskott'' * 2010 - ''Tusen gånger starkare'' * 2009 – ''Morden'' * 2007 – '' Arn – The Knight Templar'' * 2007 – '' Isp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Lindh
Gustav Lindh, (born 4 June 1995) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as Aron in '' Älska mig'' and Jörgen Olsson in '' Jordskott''. He is internationally best known for his role in '' Queen of Hearts''. In 2020, he plays a role in the Viaplay film ''Orca''. In 2022, he played the character Thorir the Proud in '' The Northman''. Filmography *2015 – '' The Circle'' *2016–2017 – ''Jordskott'' (TV-series) *2016 – ''Beck'' – episode "Steinar" *2016 – ''Springfloden'' *2017 – ''Vilken jävla cirkus'' *2018 – ''Maria Wern - Viskningar i vinden'' (TV-series) *2018 – ''Sthlm Rekviem'' (TV-series) *2018 – ''De dagar som blommorna blommar'' (TV-series) *2019 – '' Älska mig'' (TV-serie) (TV-series) *2019 – '' Queen of Hearts'' *2020 – ''Top Dog'' (TV-serie) (TV-series) *2020 - ''Björnstad'' (TV-series) *2020 - ''Orca'' *2020 - '' Riders of Justice'' *2022 - '' The Northman'' References External links * Living people 21st-century Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Brost
Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs ''Stjärnhuset'' and '' Rederiet''; in ''Rederiet'' he appeared in 318 episodes. In 2013, he won a Guldbagge award for his role in the film '' Avalon''. He also had several roles in theater. Biography Early life Born in Stockholm on 25 September 1946, Brost was the son of author and journalist , and film and theater actor Gudrun Brost. The musician and actor —father of television and radio host Gry Forssell—was his half brother. As a child, he did not want to be an actor like his mother, whom he sometimes accompanied to work. He later chose to start acting and applied to the Royal Dramatic Theatre drama school, but failed in the first round of auditions. He took private acting lessons with director and then he successfully applied to the Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. He graduated in 1970. After graduation he was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Virtanen (actor)
Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor. He has starred in several movies, including '' The Winter War'' (1989), '' Christmas Story'' (2007), and '' Bad Family'' (2010). He is also known for his main roles in Nelonen's crime drama ''Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood'' (2000–2005), SVT's crime drama ''Jordskott'' (2015), and YLE's and Netflix's crime drama '' Bordertown'' (2016–2020). Personal life Virtanen's father was director and actor Jukka Virtanen. His wife is Swedish-language actress , and they live in Stockholm, Sweden. Filmography * '' Ursula'' (1986) * '' Fakta homma'' (1987) * '' The Winter War'' (''Talvisota'', 1989) * '' Sergeant Körmy and the Marshall's Stick'' (''Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva'', 1990) * '' The New Adventures of That Kiljunen Family'' (''Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut'', 1990) * '' Kuka on Joe Louis?'' (1992) * '' Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät'' (1993) * ''Hobitit'' (1993) * '' Reading Dostoyevsky'' (''Dostojevski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Encore
ITV Encore was a British drama pay television channel in the United Kingdom that was owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. The channel was exclusive to Sky's digital satellite platform, Sky Go, Now TV, and Sky Store. The channel closed on 1 May 2018, becoming an on-demand only service available on other platforms as well as Sky. History Launch ITV Encore launched at 7pm on 9 June 2014. The first programme to be shown on the channel was an episode of ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' which was also the final programme. The channel was ITV's first new channel launch in over eight years, and formed part of a wider four-year partnership with Sky - ITV's largest ever with a platform operator. It was also the first ITV-branded subscription channel since ITV Sport Channel closed down in 2002. ITV Encore +1 A one-hour timeshifted mirror of ITV Encore launched alongside the parent channel, broadcast on Sky channel 193 (a channel slot ITV had acquired from the Informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Jankell
Happy Betty Nicóle Hildegard Jankell (born 16 December 1993) is a Swedish actress. Personal life Jankell is the second daughter of Thorsten Flinck and Annika Jankell. She is the younger sister of Felice Jankell, and is of French-Moroccan descent through her paternal grandfather. Expressen Retrieved 2 June 2019 Filmography Film *''Den nya människan'' (2007) *''Maskeraden'' (2009) *''Tusen gånger starkare'' (2010) *'' IRL'' (2013) *'' Ted – För kärlekens skull'' (2018) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skogsrå
The Skogsrå ( sv, skogsrået ; ), Skogsfrun ('the Mistress of the Forest'), Skogssnuvan, Skogsnymfen ('the Forest Nymph'), Råndan ('the Rå') or Huldran, is a mythical female creature (or ''rå'') of the forest in Swedish folklore. It appears in the form of a small, beautiful woman with a seemingly friendly temperament. She appears like a woman from the front but seen from behind she often has a tail and a hollow back or skin like tree bark. Those who are enticed into following her into the forest are never seen again. It was said that any human man who has intercourse with the Skogsrå becomes an introvert, as his soul has remained with her. If the seduced man is a hunter, he may be rewarded with good luck in the hunt, but should he be unfaithful to the Skogsrå, he will be punished with numerous accidents. He may put an end to a stormy night caused by her vengeance by firing a shot against her. Late folklore in Nyland, Finland describes silver bullets as effective means of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gross d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Familiar
In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (sometimes referred to as familiar spirits) were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to records of the time, those alleging to have had contact with familiar spirits reported that they could manifest as numerous forms, usually as an animal, but sometimes as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as "clearly defined, three-dimensional... forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound", as opposed to descriptions of ghosts with their "smoky, undefined form . When they served witches, they were often thought to be malevolent, but when working for cunning folk they were often considered benevolent (although there was some ambiguity in both cases). The former were often categorized as demons, while the latter were more commonly thought of and described as fairies. The main purpose of familiars was to serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. The most common genres that overlap with the thriller genre include crime, horror and detective fiction. Characteristics Writer Vladimir Nabokov, in his lectures at Cornell University, said: In an Anglo-Saxon thriller, the villain is generally punished, and the strong silent man ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
