Stockholm

Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”

Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

as Lars Nystrom

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

as Bianca Lind

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

as Gunnar Sorensson

Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

as Chief Mattsson

Bea Santos

Bea Santos

as Klara Mardh

Mark Rendall

Mark Rendall

as Elov Eriksson

Ian Matthews

Ian Matthews

as Detective Halsten Vinter

John Ralston

John Ralston

as Detective Jakobsson

Shanti Roney

Shanti Roney

as Olof Palme

Christopher Wagelin

Christopher Wagelin

as Vincent

Reviews

Peter McGinn

My wife and I enjoyed this movie. I was a little surprised at how relatively close the plot was to what I read about the incident. It was paced well enough to make what went on in the hostage situation believable. After watching a preview, I expected more humor, but some of it was subtle, too subtle...

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