The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Fight Fire with Fire

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Release Date

9/18/2009

Runtime

129 mins

Overview

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Budget

$4,422,952

Revenue

$67,126,795

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A propulsive crime thriller that pulls you into a dark investigation of systemic abuse and institutional corruption, with the heft of a meticulous procedural and the urgency of something genuinely dangerous closing in. The film moves with intelligence and moral clarity, turning journalism and hacking into acts of necessary defiance.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedDefiant

Themes

JusticeCorruptionCrimeFriendshipPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Sexual violenceChild endangerment

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