Stockholm

2019

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GEM Entertainment | Release Date: April 12, 2019 | R

Starring: Bea Santos, Christopher Heyerdahl, Christopher Wagelin, Ethan Hawke, Gustaf Hammarsten, Hanneke Talbot, Ian Matthews, John Ralston, Mark Rendall, Mark Strong, Noomi Rapace, Shanti Roney, Thorbjørn Harr

Summary: Stockholm is based on the absurd but true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The film follows Lars Nystrom, (Ethan Hawke) who dons a disguise to raid a central Stockholm bank. He then takes hostages in order to spring his pal Gunnar (Mark Strong) fromStockholm is based on the absurd but true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The film follows Lars Nystrom, (Ethan Hawke) who dons a disguise to raid a central Stockholm bank. He then takes hostages in order to spring his pal Gunnar (Mark Strong) from prison. One of the hostages includes Bianca (Noomi Rapace), a wife and mother of two. Negotiations with detectives hits a wall when (at the request of the Prime Minister) the police refuse to let Lars leave in a getaway car with the hostages. As hours turn into days, Lars alternates between threatening the hostages and making them feel comfortable and secure. The hostages develop an uneasy relationship with their captor, which is particularly complex for Bianca, who develops a strong bond with Lars as she witnesses his caring nature. This connection gave rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm syndrome”.… Expand

Director: Robert Budreau

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 92 min

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Soren Andersen

Apr 30, 2019

Thanks to the excellence of its two key performances, “Stockholm” an uncommonly effective thriller, one with a heart and a brain. Read full review

John DeFore

Apr 27, 2018

Stockholm, which gently massages actual events to serve as a fine vehicle for Noomi Rapace and Ethan Hawke, is far from the first movie to believably show a crime victim coming to sympathize with a criminal. But it's a funny and agile one. Read full review

Pat Padua

Apr 23, 2019

Moviegoers may be happy to hum along with the jaunty soundtrack — and maybe even sympathize with the movie’s unlikely couple — but it’s unlikely to hold anyone entirely in its thrall. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Apr 9, 2019

Forget Dog Day Afternoon, as the film doesn’t even clear the bar set by F. Gary Gray’s tense and exciting The Negotiator. Read full review

Rex Reed

Apr 12, 2019

Not very funny, and it takes so many liberties with the actual facts of the case that it doesn’t ring true, either. Read full review

Simon Houpt

Apr 11, 2019

Whenever it promises to spin into madcap nonsense, Budreau asserts a kind of tortured primness, as if chastened by the realization that this all actually happened to real people. And they seem to be having more fun than we are. Read full review

Simran Hans

Jun 23, 2019

There’s comedy in its depiction of the Swedish prime minister as a caricature of even-temperedness, but from its gaudy 70s costuming to its goofy, wobbling tone, everything about this film feels uncomfortably broad. Read full review

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JayCole

May 23, 2019

Stockholm examines the traumatic experience of a hostage situation and projects it in a way that places the viewer in the space of the characters. The chemistry between Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace feels intense and real as we get to see the action unfold which really enhances the intimacyStockholm examines the traumatic experience of a hostage situation and projects it in a way that places the viewer in the space of the characters. The chemistry between Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace feels intense and real as we get to see the action unfold which really enhances the intimacy of the situation at hand and provide a look at the development of Stockholm Syndrome. I believe this is a movie worth watching and I would recommend you to see for yourself.… Expand