Stockholm Film. Movie info after taking hostages in a stockholm bank ex con lars nystrom demands the release of his old partner in crime from prison. With ethan hawke noomi rapace mark strong christopher heyerdahl.
He takes a few employees hostage including bianca lind noomi rapace with whom he forms a connection. As the situation escalates lars starts to let down his guard. Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in stockholm that was documented in the new yorker as the origins of the stockholm syndrome.
The film premiered at the tribeca film festival on april 19 2018 and was released on april 12 2019 by smith global media.
The characters feel very real and the dialogue is honest. It is well written well acted film and it makes you think about it for days after you have watched it. The characters feel very real and the dialogue is honest. As the situation escalates lars starts to let down his guard.
