Swedish prime minister Olaf Palme was assassinated in 1986. The detective series Hassel - a precursor to Wallander and the Millenium trilogy - began the same year. In his feature debut, Måns Månsson interweaves these historic events to create an inventive mix of fiction and documentary.
Retired detective Roland Hassel re-emerges for one last job: to solve the murder of Olaf Palme. Hassel rounds up his (not all equally competent) assistants to re-examine every tiny detail and re-play all the cards.
The investigation turns into an exciting hunt that exudes the tacky atmosphere of the 1980s. The film looks like a faded VHS tape, with Lars-Erik Berenett, the original TV Hassel, shining in the lead role. Månsson re-opens a wound in the Swedish psyche with a reflective film that is both funny and serious. Putting Hassel on the Palme case is like calling in Columbo to investigate the murder of JFK.
- Director
- Måns Månsson
- Premiere
- International premiere
- Country of production
- Sweden
- Year
- 2012
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 74'
- Medium
- 35mm
- Original title
- Hassel - Privatspanarna
- Language
- Swedish
- Producer
- Charlotte Most
- Production Company
- Anagram Film & TV
- Sales
- Anagram Film & TV
- Screenplay
- Måns Månsson
- Cinematography
- Måns Månsson
- Editor
- George Cragg
- Production Design
- Jovanna Remaeus Jönson
- Sound Design
- Patrik Strömdahl
- Music
- Anders Neglin, Louis Hackett
- Cast
- Lars-Erik Berenett, Mats Stoltz
- Website
- http://www.anagram.se/projekt/hassel