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PRESS VOICES REVIEW QUOTES “Adrenaline pumping” “Before We Die is clearly a prestige “Might be SVT’s best detective “Before We Die has a classy start” Skånka Dagbladet project and a sort of repository for show ever” “The most exciting TV moment of everything good we’ve seen on TV the year so far” “The best I’ve seen in this genre” in the last few years.“ “The best Swedish effort I have Maria Brander, Expressen TV-dags seen in the genre” “The car chase, with its gray realism, “Engaging on several levels” “Incredibly well acted” is one of the best I’ve seen and “The plot is masterfully “Emotionally charged moments, Kulturnytt, Sveriges Radio effectively used the fear of passing constructed” tense infiltrator anxiety and a few on a country road that at least I very pulse-heightening moments” “Impressive” have, giving me chills.” “Genius” Jan Andersson GP Expressen “In many ways, she is reminiscent Kjell Häglund, TV-dags, “Powerful actors” “It looks extremely promising” of Isabelle Huppert’s Golden Globe 5 Televisions out of five score Maria G Francke, Sydsvenskan 4 drakar Aftonbladet Morgon winning character in the acclaimed movie Elle, in that her emotional “Exciting and remarkably well acted” “It seems VERY promising” “It is quite enjoyable to follow reactions do not follow convention.” “Well made and exciting” Aftonbladet Morgon the work of the investigators here. Gunnar Bohlin, Kulturnytt P1 The actors are good, the script “Maybe the cool 50-plus woman is “Adrenaline rush and a strong is thorough, it’s actual real a new drama trend that takes over “Richardson and Pålsson opening” nail-biting stuff!” for smart outsiders like Malmö cop are always good” “Fantanstic cast” Borås Newspaper Saga Norén or Lisbeth Salander.” “Strong opening” By Nina Brisman “A TV journey you want to join” Gunilla Wedding, “The cool 50-plus woman might Mattias Bergqvist, Expressen Skånska Dagbladet “Restrained drama and slowly be a new trend.” increasing tension, and then a real adrenaline rush at the end, plus Expressen RATINGS a cliffhanger. Of course you want By Marian Brander (note: preliminary numbers taken from broadcast of first 8 eps. to keep watching. Preferably - broadcast ongoing and ratings increasing permanently) right away.” EPISODE BROADCAST RATING WEB PLAY BROADCAST & % STARTS WEB PLAY STARTS “Hanna Svensson so common that she could have been me and also EP 01 1 407 000 43,1% 402 801 1 809 801 so reserved that she is a mystery EP 02 1 331 000 39,1% 294 318 1 625 318 to be solved.” EP 03 1 328 000 37,9% 273 875 1 601 875 EP 04 1 298 000 36,5% 300 893 1 598 893 Skanian Daily News EP 05 1 276 000 35,8% 272 834 1 548 834 By Gunilla Wedding EP 06 1 232 000 35,5% 299 422 1 531 422 EP 07 1 277 000 37,0% 335 218 1 612 218 EP 08 1 352 000 37,9% 250 137 1 602 137 01 02 THE STORY This Stockholm-based Nordic noir series tells a unique and unpredictable story set in a familiar crime genre. The frantic tempo, the plot twists and the jaw-dropping revelations take the viewers on an emotional journey at the edges of their seats. Before We Die is not the typical crime series. It’s also a heartbreaking family drama, centered on a mother and son – a police detective and infiltrator. There are moral dilemmas to face, relationships to cherish and betrayals to uncover. The raw visual feel of Before We Die grabs the viewer’s attention – and never lets go. FORMAT 10 X 60’ PRODUCT INFORMATION Key cast Marie Richardson, Adam Pålsson, Alexej Manvelov Scriptwriters Niklas Rockström, Wilhelm Behrman Producers Maria Nordenberg, Fredrik Heinig Production Company B-Reel Films Co-producer SVT, ZDF/ZDF Enterprises/ Film Capital Stockholm Filmregion Stockholm Mälardalen/Motlys Main Broadcasters SVT, ZDF Country of origin Sweden Worldwide distributed by ZDF Enterprises DIRECTORS VISION Don‘t get me wrong – I do like the themes The next building block is cinematogra- but they wouldn‘t have meant anything phy. The best acting in the world can be “I don‘t if the scripts hadn‘t had something that ruined by unsubtle imagery. The most is more important than any theme in the obvious image isn‘t always the right one. world. Specifically, an unusual intensity, The trick is to know when you should use even interesting characters, well-written dia- the most obvious image so that it has logue, and a depth that is hard to define, the best effect. But the image must also like that you feel between the lines instead be aesthetically appealing. TV drama is of in them. And last but not least, a main a visual medium. An image that doesn‘t character that can really carry the story. convey an emotion is a bad image. That Crime.” A character that feels genuine and com- doesn‘t mean that every image has to be plex. Hanna is not perfect, but it‘s easy a symbol–heavy work of art. There has It‘s really not a principle. Crime-dramas to identify with her, and her weaknesses to be a balance between aesthetics and can be a way to tell stories about serious feel natural and true. realism. The balance is the hard part. things in a fairly accessible and entertaining way. But it isn‘t enough to tell stories about The world I see before me is hardly The camera work should feel sponta- Simon Kaijser born in 1969, is a important issues and to think up spectac- unique. But I feel that we have an unu- neous and unrehearsed, and the image Swedish director based in Stockholm. ular crimes if you‘re still reading: sually strong main conflict and premise, look simultaneously grimy and beautiful. and we are to do it justice by allowing all With today‘s crisp digital cameras, ever- Kaijser was already an acclaimed director DETECTIVE JÖHRN the cinematic components to serve it. ything tends to look the same and lack with titles such as Pusselbitar (2001) and What were you doing texture. Shooting on film does not give Coachen (2005) when he directed the on the evening of the 14th? The base is, as always, the acting. you that problem. If you work digitally, miniseries De Halvt Dolda (Those Half Without realistic acting, it all falls apart. it‘s important to make the camera sensor Hidden) in 2009. The series was a success FRU MANSSON Realism, authenticity, is an illusion, just “work harder”, and remove a lot of light and that same year it won the award for What? like everything in a film. What an actor since the camera otherwise will pick up best Drama Series at the Swedish Kris- Do you suspect me? feels is real and what a viewer sees are every detail. tallen Awards. Simon debut feature film, two completely different things. The Stockholm Östra (Stockholm East), was The challenge of Crime is that it is not at all most important quality in an actor is to Wardrobe and set dressing ranks lower released in 2011 and was nominated for interesting whether the butler did it. What be able to fake realism, even if that might than the final image. Both those elements Best Script and Best Cinematography at is interesting is why the butler did it. Or sound like a paradox. It isn‘t the actor always need to relate to the cinemato- the Swedish Guldbagge Awards. In 2012 didn‘t do it. In order to get that across, you telling the story. The actor should only graphy while also relating to my eternal Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar (Never have to create genuine characters. You react to the situation. They should fixation on authenticity. Whipe Tears Without Gloves) premiered. need to be interested in and have a feeling be apparently unaware of the camera. The mini-series was a huge hit both with for characters and human behavior. You Nothing is to be said or done that would The sound can certainly feel fairly “raw”. the public and critics. The series won that need to be able to write dialogue that feels not have been said or done had the An illusion of being unprocessed, which same year at the Kristallen Awards in the real and tells the story in subtext. What camera not been there. This is more as usual, requires a lot of processing. Drama series category. Kaijser also direc- caught my attention with BEFORE WE DIE difficult than you might think. You have ted the BBC series Life in Squares that was wasn‘t really the themes based on loyalty to constantly reduce and pull back. Simon Kaijser release in 2015. He is the first director of and redemption. 2015-09-04 the ten-hour crime drama Before We Die. 05 06 WRITERS VISION Before We Die is about the police officer Hanna Svensson, to Christian who tries to get it, and then back to the cops who uses her own son Christian to infiltrate a criminal who reach a new stage in their investigation. This makes organization. This gives us the ability to tell the story the viewer feel that the story never stands still. that is not just dramatic, but also exciting at the same time. That’s why the story is based around different But most important of all is still the characters. Even family constellations. though it is a cop show, it’s also a character-driven story. At its core is Hanna’s broken relationship with Christian, We provide the specifics of every character, but also but also her grief at having lost her new love Sven early their underlying motives.

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