Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, The

About the Film

In this last installment of Steig Larsson's 'Dragon Tattoo Trilogy', Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.

Reactions

A deeply satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. — The Washington Post

A rousing, grueling, almost operatically scaled finale to the series. — Salon.com

The movie features a great finish, where three movies’ worth of subplots and characters dovetail into a breathtaking climax and final confrontation that is positively soul satisfying. — The Hollywood Reporter

Awards

• Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2011 Nominee - Breakthrough Film Artist, Noomi Rapace

Cast & Crew

Cast

Mikael Blomkvist: MICHAEL NYQVIST
Lisbeth Salander: NOOMI RAPACE
Annika Giannini: ANNIKA HALLIN
Holger Palmgren: PER OSCARSSON
Erika Berger: LENA ENDRE
Nils Bjurman: PETER ANDERSSON
Christer Malm: JACOB ERICKSSON
Malin Eriksson: SOFIA LEDARP
Jan Bublanski: JOHAN KYLÉN
Sonja Modig: TANJA LORENTZON
Monica Figuerola: MIRJA TURESTEDT
Peter Teleborian: ANDERS AHLBOM ROSENDAHL
Hans Faste: MAGNUS KREPPER
Dragan Armansky: MICHALIS KOUTSOGIANNAKIS
Richard Ekström: NIKLAS HJULSTRÖM
Evert Gullberg: HANS ALFREDSON

Crew

Director: DANIEL ALFREDSON
Screenplay: ULF RYDBERG, STIEG LARSSON (NOVEL)
Producer: SØREN STÆRMOSE
Cinematography: PETER MOKROSINSKI, FSF
Editor: HÅKAN KARLSSON
Casting: TUSSE LANDE
Costume Designer: CILLA RÖRBY
Set Designers: MARIA HÅÅRD, JAN-OLOF ÅGREN
Music: JACOB GROTH

Technical Info

Production Year: 2009
Release Date: 10/29/10
Countries of Production: Sweden, Denmark
Languages: Swedish
Running Time: 2h 28m
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital
Color: Color
Rating: R

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Awards

• Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2011 Nominee - Breakthrough Film Artist, Noomi Rapace

Reactions

A deeply satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. — The Washington Post

A rousing, grueling, almost operatically scaled finale to the series. — Salon.com

The movie features a great finish, where three movies’ worth of subplots and characters dovetail into a breathtaking climax and final confrontation that is positively soul satisfying. — The Hollywood Reporter

Detailed Film Info

'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest' is the third and final film adaptation of the best-selling Millennium trilogy written by the late Swedish author, Stieg Larsson ('The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' and 'The Girl Who Played With Fire'). In this last installment, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest brings back Noomi Rapace in the starring role of the pierced and tattooed genius computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist, the crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, and Lena Endre (Erika Berger) the editor of the magazine and Blomkvist’s occasional lover.

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