The Man on the Balcony (film)
The Man on the Balcony Swedish Mannen p balkongen , German Der Mann auf dem Balkon is a 1993 SwedishGerman crime thriller film, based on the book The Man on the Balcony written by Maj Sjwall and Per Wahl. This is the fourth film which stars Gsta Ekman as Martin Beck and Rolf Lassgrd as Gunvald Larsson.
A mad serial killer terrorizes Stockholm in the hot summer of 1993, by abducting, raping and strangling young school girls to death in the green parks of the inner town. When the first girl is found dead in the Vanadislunden Park, Martin Beck and his team receives the case on their desk and realizes that this will become one of their most emotional investigations ever, especially for Becks younger colleague Lennart Kollberg who himself has a little daughter. An old lady was robbed by an unknown robber in the park at the same time as the murder was committed, which means that Martin Beck must catch the robber first, as he is the only key witness.At the 29th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Screenplay Daniel Alfredson, Jonas Cornell. It was also nominated for Best Film, Best Director Alfredson and Best Cinematography Peter Mokrosinski. ........
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