Michael Nyqvist Filmography

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Downloading Nancy

Actors: Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman, Michael Nyqvist

Synopsis: A self-destructive housewife takes what may be her final step into the abyss in this independent psychological drama. Nancy Stockwell (Maria Bello) is a woman edging into her forties who has fallen into a deep and prolonged state of depression, finding her only solace in self-inflicted pain. Nancy Read More

2008
The Kautokeino Rebellion

Actors: Anni-Kristiina Jusso, Mikal Gaup, Mikael Persbrandt, Björn Sundquist, Michael Nyqvist

Synopsis: Norwegian director Nils Gaup takes the helm for this sweeping Nordic epic tracing the struggle of the indigenous Sami people against the Swedish exploiters who reap the profits of their misery and desperation. Swedish entrepreneur Ruth (Mikael Persbrandt) is the proprietor of a Kautokeino trading Read More

2008
Iscariot

Actors: Gustaf Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist, Jacob Ericksson, Helena Af Sandeberg

Synopsis: Family loyalties force a man to return to the life of crime he left behind in this Swedish thriller. Valle (Jacob Ericksson) is a well-respected and straight-laced doctor living in Stockholm with his wife (Helena af Sandeberg) and daughter. But Valle's life was not always as safe and secure as it Read More

2008
Suddenly

Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Moa Gammel, Catherine Hansson, Sten Ljunggren

Synopsis: A man finds the road back to happiness is long and difficult after losing his wife and child in this drama from Sweden. Lasse (Michael Nyqvist) is a contented man with a loving wife and two healthy children until an auto accident claims the lives of his spouse and his youngest son. The death takes Read More

2006
Next Door

Actors: Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie Mosli, Julia Schacht, Anna Bache-Wiig, Michael Nyqvist

Synopsis: A lonely apartment-dweller who was recently abandoned by his longtime girlfriend finds his sanity slipping as his friendship with the two mysterious women next door takes a seductively sinister turn in director Pål Sletaune's dark tale of obsession and paranoia. When John's girlfriend walks out on Read More

2005
Mother of Mine

Synopsis: The plight of displaced Finnish children sent to Sweden and Denmark to escape the horrors of World War II are explored in director Klaus Härö's tale of a young boy failing to adapt to his strange, and sometimes harsh, new surroundings. Following the death of his father, nine-year-old Eero (Topi Majaniemi Read More

2005
Bang Bang Orangutang

Actors: Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Tuva Novotny, Michael Nyqvist, Jonas Karlsson

2005
London Voodoo

Synopsis: In the tradition of The Exorcist, London Voodoo tells the story of a average family who have their lives turned upside-down in a horrifying fashion when they discover a voodoo grave beneath their new house. Sara Stewart stars as Sarah, the family matriarch who is overtaken by the ghost of a voodoo Read More

2004
Dag Och Natt

Actors: Mikael Persbrandt, Sam Kessel, Maria Bonnevie, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre

2004
Så som i Himmelen

Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjoholm, Lennart Jahkel, Niklas Falk

2004
Smala Sussie

Actors: Jonas Rimeika, Tuva Novotny, Kjell Bergqvist, Michael Nyqvist, Bjorn Starrin

Synopsis: The brother of a former beauty queen discovers that his angelic sister is far from the innocent beauty he thought in this breakneck black comedy from Swedish filmmaker Ulf Malmros. Upon returning from Stockholm to the quaint rural village from which he came, Erik (Jonas Rimeika) is dismayed to Read More

2003
Detaljer

Actors: Pernilla August, Michael Nyqvist, Rebecka Hemse, Jonas Karlsson, Gustaf Skarsgård

2003
Grabben I Graven Bredvid

Actors: Elisabet Carlsson, Michael Nyqvist, Annika Olsson, Anna Azcarate, Rolf Degerlund

Synopsis: Kjell Sundvall's romantic film Grabben I Graven Bredvid (The Guy in the Grave Next Door) is a tale of opposites who are attracted to each other. Desiree (Elisabet Carlsson) is a widow and a librarian who often visits the grave of her deceased husband. Benny (Michael Nyqvist) is a farmer who often Read More

2002
Together

Actors: Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Gustav Hammarsten, Anja Lundkvist, Jessica Liedberg

Synopsis: The second feature from Lukas Moodysson, who directed the internationally acclaimed Fucking Åmål, Tillsammans is the tale of life on a Stockholm commune in the mid-'70s. After suffering more than her share of abuse from her husband, Rolf (Michael Nyqvist), Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) takes her two Read More

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Hans Och Hennes

Actors: Jonas Karlsson, Johanna Sallstrom, Ralph Carlsson, Shanti Roney

Synopsis: Babies are supposed to bring families together, but the lack of one is doing just the opposite for one hapless couple in this domestic comedy from Sweden. Johan (Jonas Karlsson) is a twenty-something with no particular ambitions in life who is living with his wife Karin (Johanna Sallsstrom) on a Read More

2001
Hem Ljuva Hem

Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Kristina Tornqvist

Synopsis: A family torn apart by violence is thrown into an even greater crisis when one member retaliates in this emotional drama. Kent (Michael Nyqvist) is a cowardly, foul-tempered man who often beats his wife Sara (Kristina Tornqvist) and inflicts both physical and emotional brutality on his son Stefan Read More

2001
Vagen Ut

Actors: Björn Kjellman, Peter Haber, Viveka Seldahl, Thomas Hanzon, Michael Nyqvist

Synopsis: A frustrated thespian tries to bring the joys of the theater to a group of convicts in this Swedish comedy. Reine (played by Bjorn Kjellman) is an out-of-work actor in dire need of a job; as a last resort, he takes a position at a high-security prison. He discovers the prison has a room that is Read More

1999
Veranda for en tenor

Actors: Johan Hison Kjellgren, Krister Henriksson, Lena B. Eriksson, Jessica Liedberg, Chatarina Larsson

Synopsis: Filmmaker Lisa Ohlin, known for her TV work and short films, directed this Swedish drama. Author Thomas (Johan Hison Kjellgren) argues with his wife, visits a bar, and runs into his childhood friend Hoffman (Krister Henriksson), now a cancer-ridden alcoholic. The two haven't seen each other in 35 Read More

1998
Tic Tac

Actors: Oliver Loftien, Tuva Novotny, Jacob Nordensson, Tin-Tin Anderzon, Emil Forselius

Synopsis: The title of this Swedish film refers to both a ticking clock and a time bomb. The narrative, in the tradition of Slacker (1991), Short Cuts (1993), and Pulp Fiction (1994) explores angst and despair in the lives of a variety of lovers, loners, and losers -- young Micke (Oliver Loftien), planning Read More

1997
Sant Ar Livet

Synopsis: With only two weeks to go before she turns the dreaded 30, Tin-Tin, a Swedish piano player hastily tries to achieve her two highest goals: to perform in the lounge of the Grand Hotel in Stockholm and to find a husband. Tin-Tin's endeavors provide the basis of this black Swedish comedy. She has a Read More

1996