The Girl Who Played With Fire opens as Lisbeth returns to Stockholm after a year on the run. With trademark fierceness she drops in on Bjurman (Peter Andersson), the legal guardian who abused her. She threatens him with his own gun. Soon afterward, a young journalist and his girlfriend (Hans Christian Thulin and Jennie Silfverhjelm) show up dead, their heads plugged with bullets from that very firearm. Then Bjurman gets whacked. Guess who's a suspect for triple murder? At its simplest, Fire tells of Mikael's efforts to exonerate Lisbeth. At its most baroque, it explores a vast web of sex trafficking and deep-rooted conspiracy that goes back decades and touches on Lisbeth's inflammatory background.
Director:
Daniel Alfredson
Year:
2009
Country:
Swe
Cast:
Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist
Classification:
16
Certification:
VLS