Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Seen it?1998 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, 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 Reservoir Dogs, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Inspector Beck and his team get involved in a large-scale smuggling of cesium 133. A gang from the east uses refugees who with a promise to stay in Sweden and with danger to their own life take in the dangerous explosive chemical substance.
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 533 people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kjell Sundvall
- Peter HaberMartin Beck
- Mikael PersbrandtGunvald Larsson
- Stina RautelinLena Klingström
- Per MorbergJoakim Wersén
- Ingvar HirdwallThe Neighbor
- Rebecka HemseInger
- Michael NyqvistJohn Banck
- Fredrik UltvedtJens Loftegård
- Anna Ulrika EricssonYvonne Jäder
- Peter HüttnerOljelund