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Millennium producer set to launch new movie

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:43:34 +0200

A Swedish-Australian producer is set to team up with one of the figures behind the movie adaptations of the Millennium trilogy for a new project.

New Swedish Wallander 'out of the question'

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:57:11 +0200

Swedish writer Henning Mankell, who died on Monday, was adamant that his characters, including detective Kurt Wallander, should never be resurrected by a another writer, his publisher has said.

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell dead

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:03:30 +0200

UPDATED: Henning Mankell, Sweden's most famous crime writer and the creator of the fictional detective Wallander has died, aged 67, his publishers confirmed on Monday.

Filming starts for next grisly Nordic Noir treat

Fri, 29 May 2015 13:21:29 +0200

Nordic Noir fans have been on the edge of their seats this month with the filming of the next Scandinavian crime thriller by the team behind the massively successful Swedish-Danish drama 'The Bridge' getting under way in Costa Rica and Gothenburg. Here's what you need to know about 'Spring Tide'.

'I have cancer': Wallander author Henning Mankell

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:18:00 +0100

Best-selling Swedish author Henning Mankell, best known for his wildly popular Kurt Wallander crime novels, has revealed he has cancer.

Germans speculate over 'fake' Swedish author

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200

A new crime thriller called "The Storm", which is allegedly written by a Swedish crime writer called Per Johansson and recently published in Germany, seems to have thrown up at least as many intrigues, malicious plots, and mysteries as it contains.

Mankell calls for release of Israeli soldier

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:58:00 +0200

Swedish crime writer and Ship to Gaza activist Henning Mankell has called on Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Palestinian custody.

Will Israel drop an atom bomb?: Mankell

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:14:00 +0200

Swedish author Henning Mankell is one of a trio of activists which have arrived back in Sweden after being released by Israel following their participation in the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos.

Swedes in Israeli custody after aid convoy attack

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0200

Swedish author Henning Mankell is one of eleven Swedes held in Israel Monday on landing in the port of Ashdod after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was attacked by Israeli commandos, Sweden's foreign ministry said.

Mankell status unknown after aid convoy attack

Mon, 31 May 2010 16:30:00 +0200

The whereabouts of Swedish author Henning Mankell and the other ten Swedish activists onboard ships in the Gaza aid flotilla attacked by Israeli troops in international waters, remained unknown as the ships began to dock on Monday afternoon.

Sweden calls on Israel to clarify aid convoy attack

Mon, 31 May 2010 10:13:00 +0200

Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has summoned the Israeli ambassador to explain reports that Israeli armed forces have boarded the Freedom Flottila ships heading to Gaza, killing at least ten people.

Mankell joins Swedish 'Ship to Gaza'

Thu, 27 May 2010 13:27:00 +0200

The author Henning Mankell is among eleven Swedes on the Ship to Gaza - a flotilla of small ships heading to Gaza over the Mediterranean aiming to raise awareness and show solidarity for the Palestinian people.

Famed fictional resident helps Ystad land Swedish tourism prize

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:00 +0200

The draw of Swedish crime novel protagonist Kurt Wallander has helped the coastal town of Ystad in southern Sweden develop an award winning tourism industry.

Wallander: a Swedish detective in America

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:18:00 +0200

Kurt Wallander, the brooding protagonist of Henning Mankell’s famed crime novels, recently came to United States’ television screens in a performance by Kenneth Branagh, giving viewers an unexpected opportunity for reflection, The Local’s Marge Thorell explains.

Discover Ystad: Just follow the trail of blood

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:34:00 +0100

TV viewers around the world are soon to get their first glimpse of the seaside town of Ystad with the screening of three new BBC movies starring Kenneth Branagh as Inspector Kurt Wallander. David Wiles takes us on a blood-soaked tour of Scandinavia’s murder capital.