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ISKARIOT (2008)
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ROLE: Drug king Masen
GENRE: Crime drama
COUNTRY: Sweden
SWEDISH PREMIERE: March 7, 2008
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Synopsis |
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Valle has it all. A villa at Lidingö, a well-paid job as
a surgeon, a beautiful wife and a daughter who loves
him. His brother, on the other hand, is the opposite.
Adam is generally unsuccessful. He's a drug dealer and
when he gets robbed of several kilos of cocaine, he has
three days to solve the problem; otherwise, something
unpleasant will happen to him, according to drug king
Masen.
Valle is drawn into this problem when Adam goes to
him in hopes of help. Now Valle has put his family at
risk and must decide whether to keep his family safe or
risk everything to save his brother. |
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Film Details |
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Gustaf Skarsgård - Adam
Michael Nyqvist - Masen
Helena Af Sandeberg - Mona
Jacob Ericksson - Valle
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Director - Miko Lazic
Screenwriter - Frank Ågren
Cinematography - Andreas Wessberg
Music - Patrik Andrén
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80 minutes
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Production Notes |
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The $2 million production began shooting in Stockholm
during the first week in April 2007. |
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Publicity Stills |
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Promotional photo shoot |
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Commentary |
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Variety review:
"Family bonds are stretched to the
breaking point in Swedish helmer Miko Lazic’s slick,
soap opera-like thriller Iskariot. Illustrating the
film’s subtitle, 'Two Brothers, One Debt,' Stockholm
doctor Valle (Jacob Ericksson) puts his life — and those
of his wife and daughter — on the line to bail out his
irresponsible younger brother Adam (Gustaf Skarsgård),
a drug dealer and addict. Despite arty lensing and
nuanced playing from Skarsgård
and Michael Nvqvist as the chief villain, the film can’t
transcend stock situations and implausible plot twists."
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