A farmer alerts the Ystad police to a young girl hiding in his rapeseed field. When Inspector Kurt Wallander tries to reach out to her, the unthinkable happens—she douses herself in gasoline and sets herself on fire. The incident haunts Kurt, but he is immediately thrust into a gruesome investigation.
An exciting BBC adaptation of Henning Mankell's "Sidetracked" with Kenneth Branagh in the lead role.
A serial killer is on the loose, targeting a former minister of justice, an art dealer, and a thief. The victims are killed with the same weapon and then scalped. Is it revenge? What is the connection? This British take on the Swedish icon brings a fresh, unflinching social realism to the screen.
Reviewed by Iva (March 2009)
