''False Trail'' (, "The Hunters 2"), is a Swedish

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which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2011, directed by

Kjell Sundvall Kjell Gösta Sundvall (born 31 March 1953) is a Sweden, Swedish director/producer. Sundvall has directed a series of films about the police officer Martin Beck (played by Peter Haber). Selected filmography *2015 in film, 2015 - ''Prästen i pa ...

with

Rolf Lassgård Rolf Holger Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his many roles in crime dramas. Life and career Lassgård was born in Östersund, Jämtland. A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, he also joined theatre tea ...

and

Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; Birth name, né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Prince Hamlet, Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996) and List of Prison Break characters#John ...

in the main roles. The film is the sequel to the 1996 film '' The Hunters'', it sneak-premiered on 17 August 2011 in

Överkalix Överkalix (; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Överkalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 975 inhabitants in 2010. Climate Överkalix has a subarctic climate with significant temperature differences between the ...

and in Norrland on 2 September 2011 and had its main all over Sweden premiere on 9 September 2011. Unlike the first film, where the title pointed to the villainous hunters, the title of the sequel hints towards the feud between Erik and Torsten, both with their own predatory nature. A television continuation, '' The Hunters'', of two seasons was broadcast from November 2018.

Premise

15 years after the events of the first film, Erik (

) is forced to return to the

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village he had left following the events of the first film, after a brutal crime is committed.

Cast

as Erik Bäckström *

as Torsten *

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as Karin Johansson * Kim Tjernström as Peter *

Lo Kauppi Lo Marianne Kauppi (born 19 April 1970) is a Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter. She has a successful career in theater, including performances at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Kauppi has also had sev ...

as Johanna Lager * Jesper Barkselius as Åström *

Eero Milonoff Eero Milonoff (born 1 May 1980) is a Finnish actor. He won a Guldbagge Award for his role in the 2018 film ''Border'', and he has been a nominee at the Jussi Awards for his roles in the films '' Ganes'' (2007) and '' The Happiest Day in the Life ...

as Jari Lipponen *

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as Mats * Ellenor Lindgren as Elin Ledin * Olov Häggmark as Hempo *

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as Niklas *

Yngve Dahlberg Yngve is a Scandinavian male given name, mostly used in Sweden and Norway. It is the modern form of either Old Norse Yngvi or of Ingwin. ''Yngvi'' was the Old Norse name of the Germanic god ''Ingu-'', later identified with Freyr, or of ''Ingwian-' ...

as Erik's boss * Juho Milonoff as Esa Lipponen

Production

The film's director started filming in August 2010 on location in

and

Kalix Kalix (; Kalix dialect: ''Kôlis'' , phonemically ; ; ) is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word ''Gáláseatnu'', or "Kalasätno", meaning " ...

in the upper-north part of Sweden.Moviezine
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References

External links

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Blog from location

Jägarna 2 at Bio.Nu
2011 films Films directed by Kjell Sundvall 2010s Swedish-language films Swedish thriller films Films set in Norrbotten County 2011 thriller films Swedish sequel films 2010s Swedish films {{2010s-Sweden-film-stub