The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire
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2009
2h 9m
7.0(1734 votes)
Drama
Action
Thriller
Crime
Mystery

Overview

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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Production Companies

Nordisk Film Denmark
ZDF
Film Capital Stockholm
Svenska Filminstitutet
SVT
Film i Väst

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Cast & Crew

24 members
Acting

Michael Nyqvist

Mikael Blomkvist

Michael Nyqvist
Acting

Noomi Rapace

Lisbeth Salander

Noomi Rapace
Acting

Lena Endre

Erika Berger

Lena Endre
Acting

Peter Andersson

Nils Bjurman

Peter Andersson
Acting

Annika Hallin

Annika Giannini

Annika Hallin
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Per Oscarsson

Holger Palmgren

Per Oscarsson
Acting

Sofia Ledarp

Malin Erikson

Sofia Ledarp
Acting

Micke Spreitz

Ronald Niedermann

Micke Spreitz
Acting

Georgi Staykov

Alexander Zalachenko

Georgi Staykov
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Paolo Roberto

Paolo Roberto

Paolo Roberto
Acting

Yasmine Garbi

Miriam 'Mimmi' Wu

Yasmine Garbi
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Tanja Lorentzon

Sonja Modig

Tanja Lorentzon
Acting

Jacob Ericksson

Christer Malm

Jacob Ericksson
Acting

Magnus Krepper

Hans Faste

Magnus Krepper
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Reuben Sallmander

Enrico Giannini

Reuben Sallmander
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Jennie Silfverhjelm

Mia Bergman

Jennie Silfverhjelm
Acting

Ralph Carlsson

Gunnar Björk

Ralph Carlsson
Acting

Hans-Christian Thulin

Dag Svensson

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Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl

Peter Teleborian

Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl
Acting

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Dragan Armanskij

Michalis Koutsogiannakis
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Sunil Munshi

Dr. Sivarnandan

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Tehilla Blad

Young Lisbeth

Tehilla Blad
Acting

Niklas Hjulström

Richard Ekström

Niklas Hjulström
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Izzy Young

Man in Synagogue (uncredited)

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