Beck – Hämndens pris / Beck - The Price of Vengeance (2001)

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Title: Beck – Hämndens pris (Beck - The Price of Vengeance)
Director: Kjell Sundvall
Release Date: June 2001
Script: Rolf & Cilla Börjlind

Cast: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Sophie Tolstoy Regen, Rebecka Hemse, Ingvar Hirdwall, Shanti Roney, Matti Berenett, Martin Aliaga, Ingela Olsson, Johan Kustus.

A thrilling, well-acted suspense drama. A ruthless cop killer is on the loose! Two police officers are brutally executed after attempting to check on two men stopped on a remote forest road changing a tire.

Leffe—one of the murdered officers—is Gunvald Larsson’s best friend. On this very day, Leffe's wife Martina is celebrating her 44th birthday. She, Gunvald, and her son Rickard are waiting for Leffe to finish his shift and join the party. But Leffe never comes home...

Gunvald swears to avenge the killer! Mikael Persbrandt returns as Gunvald, with Martin Beck (Peter Haber) as his superior. Beck is hesitant to keep the vengeful and distraught Gunvald on the investigation. After several serious transgressions, Beck is forced to remove him from the team—a team that now includes newcomer Sara Bejer, who is definitely not to Gunvald's liking.

Ingvar Hirdwall is brilliant as Beck's neighbor, constantly insisting that Martin join him for "a splash" (a drink) more often. Shanti Roney, Matti Berenett, and Martin Aliaga play the three hunted criminals, leading to a powerful showdown between Roney and Persbrandt! Because, naturally, Gunvald doesn't stop his search just because he’s been taken off the case. Instead, he works effectively in the shadows...

The film is eerily realistic, but as director Kjell Sundvall points out: "This script was written long before the events in Malexander. Sometimes reality catches up with fiction..."

Editor’s Note (2026): This remains one of the most iconic entries in the Beck saga. The raw, revenge-driven performance by Persbrandt defined the character of Gunvald Larsson for a generation. The eerie parallels to the real-life Malexander tragedy gave this film a somber, haunting relevance that still resonates today.

Titel: Beck – Hämndens pris
Regi: Kjell Sundvall
Premiär: Juni 2001

I rollerna: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Sophie Tolstoy Regen, Rebecka Hemse, Ingvar Hirdwall, Shanti Roney, Matti Berenett, Martin Aliaga, Ingela Olsson, Johan Kustus

En spännande thriller som är välspelad. En hänsynslös polismördare går fri! Två polismän blir brutalt avrättade då de vill kolla närmare på två män som stannat på en avlägsen skogsväg, för att deras bil behöver nytt däck.

Leffe – en av de mördade poliserna – är Gunvald Larssons bäste vän. Just denna dag fyller hustrun Martina 44 år, och Gunvald och hon samt sonen Rickard väntar att Leffe snart ska gå av sitt pass och komma hem till det gemensamma födelsedagsfirandet. Men Leffe kommer aldrig hem mer...

Gunvald svär på att hämnas mördaren! Mikael Persbrandt gör som vanligt rollen som Gunvald, och har Martin Beck (Peter Haber) som chef. Martin Beck är överhuvudtaget tveksam att ha med den hämndlystne och förtvivlade Gunvald i utredningen... Efter ett par rejäla övertramp måste han också be honom lämna utredningsteamet.

Grannen till Martin spelas glansfullt av Ingvar Hirdwall, som ständigt anser att Martin borde ta "en stänkare" tillsammans med honom lite oftare. Shanti Roney, Matti Berenett och Martin Aliaga spelar tre jagade brottslingar, och vi får bevittna en stark uppgörelse mellan Shanti Roney och Mikael Persbrandt! För det är ju inte så att Gunvald ger upp sökandet bara för att han avförts från utredningen. Nej, han arbetar effektivt i det tysta...

Filmen är kusligt verklighetstrogen men, påpekar regissören Kjell Sundvall "det här manuset är ju skrivet långt innan händelserna i Malexander. Ibland hinner verkligheten ifatt dikten...". Manuset är skrivet av Rolf och Cilla Börjlind.

Redaktörens kommentar (2026): En av de mest ikoniska Beck-filmerna. Mikael Persbrandts insats som den hämndlystne Gunvald Larsson satte standarden för karaktären under många år framöver. Kopplingen till Malexander-morden gav filmen en extra tyngd och en kuslig aktualitet som lever kvar än idag.

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