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The Girl Who Played with Fire
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The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009-09-18 · 129 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Action · Thriller · Crime · Mystery

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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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 NyqvistMichael NyqvistMikael Blomkvist
Noomi RapaceNoomi RapaceLisbeth Salander
Lena EndreLena EndreErika Berger
Peter AnderssonPeter AnderssonNils Bjurman
Annika HallinAnnika HallinAnnika Giannini
Per OscarssonPer OscarssonHolger Palmgren
Sofia LedarpSofia LedarpMalin Erikson
Micke SpreitzMicke SpreitzRonald Niedermann
Georgi StaykovGeorgi StaykovAlexander Zalachenko
Paolo RobertoPaolo RobertoPaolo Roberto
Yasmine GarbiYasmine GarbiMiriam 'Mimmi' Wu
Tanja LorentzonTanja LorentzonSonja Modig
Jacob ErickssonJacob ErickssonChrister Malm
Magnus KrepperMagnus KrepperHans Faste
Reuben SallmanderReuben SallmanderEnrico Giannini
Jennie SilfverhjelmJennie SilfverhjelmMia Bergman
Ralph CarlssonRalph CarlssonGunnar Björk
Hans Christian ThulinDag Svensson
Anders Ahlbom RosendahlAnders Ahlbom RosendahlPeter Teleborian
Michalis KoutsogiannakisMichalis KoutsogiannakisDragan Armanskij

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