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Who Is Kurt Wallander?
Documentary looking at how the work of writer Henning Mankell, creator of the Kurt Wallander detective series, reveals the hidden angst affecting present-day Sweden.
John Harvey presents a documentary about writer Henning Mankell, Sweden's most popular author internationally and the creator of the Kurt Wallander detective series.
By examining Mankell's anti-hero Wallander, it reveals the hidden angst affecting present-day Sweden, a country with an excellent welfare system yet one which has suffered two shocking recent political assassinations. The film tries to grasp what Mankell's characters say about Sweden and how his books inform the rest of the world about Scandinavia's largest country.
Last on
Fri 11 Jun 2010
00:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | John Harvey |
Producer | Elaine Donnelly Pieper |
Director | Elaine Donnelly Pieper |
Executive Producer | Lindsay Shapero |
Broadcasts
- Sat 6 Dec 2008 21:00
- Sun 7 Dec 2008 00:15
- Sun 7 Dec 2008 02:45
- Sun 7 Dec 2008 22:30
- Fri 12 Dec 2008 22:30
- Mon 13 Jul 2009 22:30
- Tue 14 Jul 2009 01:00
- Fri 11 Jun 2010 00:00