Deadline
Deadline takes us behind the scenes in the high- pressure world of a tabloid newspaper office as journalist Annika Bengtzon tries to uncover the details behind a devastating bomb blast in the newly constructed Olympic Stadium, which left the seemingly “perfect” woman head of the organising committee dead.
As the investigation deepens, Annika finds herself out on a limb as her gut feeling that the attack was personally motivated and not a random terrorist attack, which puts her at odds with the police and her more circulation-minded colleagues. By sticking to her guns, not only does Annika unmask the real killer, but she also takes us on a fascinating journey into the labyrinths of media reporting,headlines,deadlines and truth bending, as well as police investigations and professional rivalry in a cut-throat business that is a bastion of male domination. Along the way, we get glimpses into the everyday life that face intelligent, independent but sensitive women everywhere – how to juggle love, family, economic independence and career moves.
Production Facts
- Original Title: Sprängaren
- Country of Origin: Sweden
- Production Year: 2001
- First Release: 2001
- Language: Swedish
- Genre: Drama
- Format: 1:1.85
- Sound: Dolby stereo SR DTS
- Duration: 128 minutes
- Director: Colin Nutley
- Production: Sweetwater AB, AB Svensk Filmindustri
- Producer: Maritha Norstedt
- Cast: Helena Bergström, Örjan Ramberg, Reine Brynolfsson, Pernilla August
- Script: Colin Nutley, Anna Fredriksson, Johanna Hald
- Art Director: Bengt Fröderberg
- Sound design: Per Andréasson