In Order of Disappearance
by Paulette Reynolds
May 14, 2017
Magnet/Magnolia Releasing
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Subtitled
Starring Stellan Skarsgard/Nils, Bruno Ganz/Papa, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen/Marit, Kristofer Hivju/Strike, Pal Sverre Valheim Hagen/Greven
by Paulette Reynolds
May 14, 2017
Magnet/Magnolia Releasing
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Subtitled
Starring Stellan Skarsgard/Nils, Bruno Ganz/Papa, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen/Marit, Kristofer Hivju/Strike, Pal Sverre Valheim Hagen/Greven
The body count rises in this Danish cold-crime thriller, as Nils methodically enacts revenge for the brutal slaying of his innocent son. He relentlessly plods towards his goal, as a former criminal who now enjoys the respect of his city and affluent colleagues. Along the way low-level criminals and nefarious gangster bosses in business suits ruminate over Norwegian issues and the finer points of Japanese, Serbian and American culture and racial stereotypes as their numbers slowly diminish.
In Order of Disappearance is a Nordic testosterone homage to the American gangster genre, right down to the passive female characters, who substitute flashes of anger for empowerment and emotional connection (when they're allowed on the screen, that is). Murder and bloody torture are juxtaposed against endless vistas of snowy landscapes and Scandinavian Architectural Digest-inspired estates.
In Order of Disappearance is a Nordic testosterone homage to the American gangster genre, right down to the passive female characters, who substitute flashes of anger for empowerment and emotional connection (when they're allowed on the screen, that is). Murder and bloody torture are juxtaposed against endless vistas of snowy landscapes and Scandinavian Architectural Digest-inspired estates.
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