

The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009-09-18 · 129 min · ★ 7.0
Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.
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Production details
- Directors
- Daniel Alfredson
- Production companies
- Nordisk Film Denmark, ZDF, Film Capital Stockholm, Spiltan Underhållning, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Film i Väst
- Countries
- Denmark, Germany, Sweden
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,400,000
- Revenue
- USD 67,126,795
Top Cast
Michael NyqvistMikael Blomkvist
Noomi RapaceLisbeth Salander
Lena EndreErika Berger
Peter AnderssonNils Bjurman
Annika HallinAnnika Giannini
Per OscarssonHolger Palmgren
Sofia LedarpMalin Erikson
Micke SpreitzRonald Niedermann
Georgi StaykovAlexander Zalachenko
Paolo RobertoPaolo Roberto
Yasmine GarbiMiriam 'Mimmi' Wu
Tanja LorentzonSonja Modig
Jacob ErickssonChrister Malm
Magnus KrepperHans Faste
Reuben SallmanderEnrico Giannini
Jennie SilfverhjelmMia Bergman
Ralph CarlssonGunnar Björk
Anders Ahlbom RosendahlPeter Teleborian
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