Lena Haugaard

Сельская Дания середины XIX века. Большинство местных фермеров на грани разорения; кажется, только у шведов карманы полнятся деньгами. Старик Йенс за бесценок продаёт корову — но и это не гарантия от голода и бесчестья: и вот уже в церкви Йенса оттесняют с «престижных» мест вблизи пасторской кафедры. Когда исчезает последняя надежда на урожай, Йенс решает «продать» дочь — в смысле, выторговать ей выгодную партию, вопреки чувствам девушки; иначе не прокормить взятых на воспитание племянников и не выжить самим.

Действие разворачивается в конце XIX-го века в Дании. Питер — амбициозный парень из религиозной семьи, уезжает из ютландской деревни в столицу, чтобы получить образование инженера. В Копенгагене Питер называет себя Пером и задумывает большой инженерный проект — строительство системы каналов в Западной Дании. В городе парень сближается с богатой еврейской семьей и соблазняет старшую из дочерей. Но несмотря на свои успехи, Пер все ещё страдает от детских травм и патриархальных устоев, которые навязал ему отец-священник...

Simon Lindström, the popular coach of a suburban junior hockey team is found stabbed to death. Does the murder have something to do with his side project: teaching unaccompanied refugee children to ice skate? This undertaking has certainly not been appreciated by everyone in their small, sheltered community. Martin Beck, who has returned in a more senior position, struggles to find a replacement for the temporary head of the group, Steinar Hovland. But the Norwegian is becoming more and more interested in keeping his new role. The question is whether Martin can trust him?

A man is beaten to death in the Middle East. In Stockholm, a young woman disappears on her way home from work. These two events will prove to be related. Since Martin Beck has quit, Steinar Hovland leads the search for the missing girl. But Martin is drawn into the case when he decides to help the national Security Police investigate a suspected terrorist. They soon realize that they are in a race against time to stop a catastrophe.

Two traffic officers on a quiet morning shift try to stop a car for speeding. When the car finally pulls over, the driver gets out and shoots at them, killing one of the officers in cold blood. A national alert is issued and an extensive search for the ruthless killer begins, with the Beck group at the lead. Neither the officer’s shocked and wounded colleague nor any of the witnesses have seen anything helpful to the police. Finally, they find the car registration number using a surveillance camera. But, when they enter the car owner’s apartment, they find him shot to death. The first day of summer is a long one for the Beck group, as the killer has more victims on his list.

Three brutal murders are committed in a house in a quiet suburb. The victims are a former police officer, his wife and their 10 year old son. The Beck group takes on the case and find that there is a hidden security room in the victims’ house, containing stolen weapons. They find fingerprints from a criminal who was involved in a robbery 4 years ago. After the robbery, he shot his accomplices and disappeared without a trace, along with their haul of 6.3 million. The question is how the former police officer ended up with the weapons and how is he connected to the thieves? The case wakes strong feelings at Police Headquarters and takes highest priority.

An unidentified body is found in the remains left after a fire in a trailer at a run-down caravan park. The owner of the trailer, a young drug-addicted woman, is missing, but is she really the victim? And what role has the so-called neighbourhood watch from the nearby community played? The case is difficult to solve, with everyone involved guarding their secrets, regardless of social class. Furthermore, police supervisor Klas Fredén decides to go over Martin Beck’s head and recruit charismatic, Norwegian homicide investigator, Steinar Hovland. The newly-structured Beck group faces the blight of a power struggle. And Martin struggles to find his way back to his old self.

An investigative journalist is found beaten to death in his home, where the fingerprints of a notorious criminal debt collector are also found. The murdered journalist has been threatened by right wing extremists, but it is the victim’s work with a book about “society’s dark side” that captures the Beck group’s interest. When the case takes an unexpected and terrible turn, there is suddenly much more at stake than finding the journalist’s killer. Martin Beck and his colleagues have never had to protect the balance of their professional and private lives with the same tenacity as they do now.

Lily (76) is sure there’s nothing wrong with her. The only reason she lives in a care home is because of her husband Max's illness: a series of strokes has reduced him to a vegetable. The fact that Lily isn’t exactly the way she used to be becomes slowly clear in the Danish drama Key House Mirror - the title refers to a memory test. It’s not easy for Lily to leave her old habits behind her and fit in with the rules of the home. Her life blossoms when she meets an 80-year-old Swedish neighbour, a charming man who gives her the attention she has long missed. Lily’s daughter, however, is not so happy with the budding romance.

An elderly woman dies in a hospital in Stockholm and it turns out that she suffered from an incurable disease. Her son refuses to believe that it was the disease that was the primary cause of her death.

When a well-known crime boss is murdered by a sniper in front of his family, Beck and his team are challenged to discover which one of his many enemies could be responsible for the crime.

The body of a young woman is found in a Stockholm hotel room. It appears that she has been strangled after a night partying with two young men, but the room was paid for using the credit card of a mugging victim whose alibi doesn't add up. Martin and Gunvald investigate under the supervision of their new boss Klas Freden.

Томас, Андреас, Нильс собрались снова — на этот раз для празднования свадьбы Томаса и Лаерке. Андреас устраивает по этому поводу мальчишник. Однако внезапная смерть во время вечеринки другого приятеля — Торбена вносит в планы друзей коррективы. Теперь они должны отправиться в поездку на похороны Торбена. Как всегда, не обошлось без бурных приключений. Успеют ли друзья вернуться до начала свадебной церемонии? Смогут ли они сохранить прочность своей дружбы, разобраться в своих личных проблемах? Им многое предстоит испытать и понять.

Фильм развивается в двух параллельных плоскостях, которые столкнутся только в одном финальном эпизоде. Где-то в Индийском океане дрейфует корабль с отрядом вооружённых людей, держащих в заложниках семерых членов экипажа, с каждым днём условия всё хуже, рацион всё жиже, а надежд всё меньше; в то же время в евроофисе компании судовладельца представитель компании, находящийся под давлением встревоженных семей моряков с одной стороны и особенностями тонкой политики переговоров с пиратами — с другой, пытается угодить всем — и пиратам, и моряками, и своему начальстсву.

In a playground in the centre of the urban idyll, the police find a buried wooden box containing a famous and well-respected prosecutor. Martin Beck and his police team initially suspect a highly criminal MC-leader of the attack, but one pretty soon has to re-evaluate the case once the MC-leader is found murdered in a similar wooden box. Soon, more wooden boxes are found and the police realize that they are part of a cat and mouse game with a crazy serial killer. The investigation soon shows that there is a vague connection between the victims in the shape of a 9 year old event, but what Martin Beck does not suspect is that his own life too is at stake, as the murderer has chosen him as the next victim.

When the charred remains of woman are found, Säpo, the Swedish Security Services, suspect Gunvald Larsson of being mixed up in her murder. The dead woman was wanted internationally and a member of a group of militant eco-activists carrying out attacks around the world. Gunvald sets out on his own to find the woman's murderer, with Säpo on his heels. Martin Beck is ordered to arrest Gunvald and his loyalty to his colleague is now put to the test.