Den tredje vågen (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Anders Nilsson

Writers:

Joakim Hansson (writer)
Anders Nilsson (writer)

Release Date:

15 October 2003 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

En hel kontinent håller på att stjälas. An entire continent is being stolen

Plot:

Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Hotel | Bank | Riot | Murder

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jakob Eklund	...	Johan Falk
Irina Björklund	...	Rebecca
Nicholas Farrell	...	Devlin
Ben Pullen	...	Kane
Marie Richardson	...	Helén
Sylvester Groth	...	Dauphin
Lennart Hjulström	...	Sellberg
John Benfield	...	Stevens
Robert Giggenbach	...	Sörensen
Pierre Deny	...	Leblanc
Emmanuel Limal	...	Rocca
Hanna Alsterlund	...	Nina
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Anja (also as Jaqueline Ramel)
Joram Voelklein	...	Van Nuys
Joep Sertons	...	Van Effen

Also Known As:

The Third Wave (International: English title) (UK)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Sweden | Finland

Language:

Swedish | German | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy

Trivia:

Several entire blocks were constructed in Trollhättan to simulate locations of Munich and the Hague.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rebecca is sitting on the ferry to Hoek van Holland, the green screen used for the window is reflected in the shiny table.

Movie Connections:

Followed by GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser (2009)

A strong European action-thriller.

"The Third Wave" is a strong European action-thriller that can measure itself with almost every American production.

Organized crime is becoming a bigger and bigger problem in Europe and the newly appointed leader of the international police force Europol is determined to attack the criminals head on. Unfortunately he himself is killed when three professional hit men try to kill Rebecca, a young woman who had fled England to get away from her very powerful 'white collar' criminal husband. The Swedish inspector Johan Falk (a former colleague of the assassinated Europol-leader) witnesses the hit. He kills one of the hit men and flees the scene Rebecca. Now Johan, Rebecca and Johan's wife and daughter are in danger and because they don't know who to trust, their first priority is just to stay alive.

As said, "The Third Wave' is a good film for a broad audience. The story gave the filmmakers the opportunity to put in a lot of action and because of that, is has become a fast film that doesn't have any weak moments. There are 5 different languages involved, but (with subtitles)it doesn't feel like a foreign film. You won't be able to see it in theaters, so you'll have to look for it at your local videostore.