Executive Protection (film)
Encyclopedia
Executive Protection is a Swedish action film
from 2001 directed by Anders Nilsson
. It is the second film in a series about police officer Johan Falk
(Jakob Eklund
).
company
in Estonia
, hires Nikolaus Lehman (Christoph M. Ohrt) to take care of local gangster
s who are attempting to pressure Persson into paying 'protection' money. To Persson's surprise and shock, Lehman takes care of the problem by killing the gangsters and demands a share of the company's profit. A threatened Persson seeks out his old friend and police officer
Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund), who has been assigned a desk job as a disciplinary action by his superiors.
Falk realizes that the police can't do anything to protect Persson and his family, and seeks out a security company
run by Mårtenson (Krister Henriksson) and Pernilla (Alexandra Rapaport). They agree to help Persson and Falk is offered a job at the company, which he quickly accepts.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
from 2001 directed by Anders Nilsson
Anders Nilsson
Anders Nilsson is a Swedish film director, writer and photographer. He was born in Kil in Värmland, Sweden.-Filmography :* 2009 - Johan Falk - Vapenbröder* 2009 - Johan Falk - Gruppen för särskilda insatser...
. It is the second film in a series about police officer Johan Falk
Johan Falk
Johan Falk is a Swedish film series about a fictional police officer named Johan Falk, played by Jakob Eklund. It consists of nine films that were released between 1999 and 2009...
(Jakob Eklund
Jakob Eklund
Jakob Eklund is a Swedish film, television and stage actor. He is in a relationship with actress Marie Richardson, and has three children, named Tova, Klara, and Leon....
).
Plot summary
Sven Persson (Samuel Fröler), who owns a textileTextile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, hires Nikolaus Lehman (Christoph M. Ohrt) to take care of local gangster
Gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
s who are attempting to pressure Persson into paying 'protection' money. To Persson's surprise and shock, Lehman takes care of the problem by killing the gangsters and demands a share of the company's profit. A threatened Persson seeks out his old friend and police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund), who has been assigned a desk job as a disciplinary action by his superiors.
Falk realizes that the police can't do anything to protect Persson and his family, and seeks out a security company
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
run by Mårtenson (Krister Henriksson) and Pernilla (Alexandra Rapaport). They agree to help Persson and Falk is offered a job at the company, which he quickly accepts.
Cast (partial)
- Jakob EklundJakob EklundJakob Eklund is a Swedish film, television and stage actor. He is in a relationship with actress Marie Richardson, and has three children, named Tova, Klara, and Leon....
as Johan Falk - Samuel FrölerSamuel FrölerSamuel Fröler is a Swedish actor. His break-through was in the TV series Tre Kärlekar in 1989. He played the protagonist in the soap opera Skärgårdsdoktorn, and has also acted in several movies. Fröler did the voice of Shrek when Shrek 2 was dubbed into Swedish. He also had a part in the American...
as Sven Persson - Alexandra RapaportAlexandra RapaportAlexandra Rapaport is a Swedish film and stage actress born in Bromma. She has studied at Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from where she graduated in 1997.Her parents are from Poland.-Filmography :*Ellinors bröllop...
as Pernilla - Lia Boysen as Jeanette Persson, Sven Persson's wife
- Christoph M. OhrtChristoph M. OhrtChristoph M. Ohrt is a German film and television actor. One of his best known roles was the portrayal of Felix Edel on the German television series Edel & Starck-Life:...
as Nikolaus Lehman - Marie RichardsonMarie RichardsonMarie Richardson is a Swedish stage and film actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985...
as Helén, Johan Falk's girlfriend - Krister HenrikssonKrister HenrikssonJan Krister Allan Henriksson is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander in a series of television movies based on the novels by Henning Mankell.- Biography :...
as Mårtenson