Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Seen it?2002 | 88 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Coffy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A man is raping women after having met them through ads on public noticeboards. At first this seems like an easy crime to solve for Martin Beck and his colleagues but they soon discover that somebody's motivations are far more complex.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 655 people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
- Peter HaberMartin Beck
- Mikael PersbrandtGunvald Larsson
- Marie GöranzonMargareta Oberg
- Malin BirgersonAlice Levander
- Hanns ZischlerJosef Hillman
- Mårten KlingbergNick
- Jimmy EndeleyRobban
- Peter HüttnerOljelund
- Ingvar HirdwallGrannen
- Magnus KrepperBengt Tavast