Stockholm

2019 92 min ★ 5.9 Crime, Comedy

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.”

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Cast

Ethan Hawke

Lars Nystrom

Noomi Rapace

Bianca Lind

Mark Strong

Gunnar Sorensson

Christopher Heyerdahl

Chief Mattsson

Bea Santos

Klara Mardh

Mark Rendall

Elov Eriksson

Ian Matthews

Detective Halsten Vinter

John Ralston

Detective Jakobsson

Shanti Roney

Olof Palme

Christopher Wagelin

Vincent

Details

Director

Robert Budreau

Tagline

"Based on an absurd but true story"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Darius Films, Lumanity Productions, JoBro Productions, Blumhouse Productions, Productivity Media, Chimney Sweden

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

August 29, 2020

★ 8/10

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 for some reviewers, I’m guessing. The soundtrack to this film is made up mostly of lesser known...