Wallander: The Village Idiot

In the second film with Krister Henriksson as Kurt Wallander, a man enters a bank and threatens to blow it up in the air unless his demands are met. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.

Cast

Krister Henriksson

as Kurt Wallander

Johanna Sällström

as Linda Wallander

Ola Rapace

as Stefan Lindman

Angela Kovács

as Anna-Britt Höglund

Fredrik Gunnarsson

as Svartman

Chatarina Larsson

as Lisa Holgersson

Douglas Johansson

as Martinsson

Mats Bergman

as Nyberg

Stina Ekblad

as Rättsläkare

Marianne Mörck

as Ebba

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