Zero Tolerance is a Swedish

Sweden

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 action film

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 1999

1999 in film

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 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 first 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....

) and is followed by Livvakterna and Den tredje vågen

The Third Wave (film)

The Third Wave is a Swedish action movie from 2003 directed by Anders Nilsson and starring Jakob Eklund. It is the third film in the series about police officer Johan Falk , the first two being Zero Tolerance and Executive Protection...

.

Plot

Johan Falk, a Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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 police officer

Police officer

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 and former member of Nationella insatsstyrkan

Nationella insatsstyrkan

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, gets involved in a shooting on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

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. He makes a heroic effort which saves the life of a little girl but is then drawn into a stream of events and he ends up being the accused. In the search for the truth he sees no other way than to take the law into his own hands, and becomes hunted by his own colleagues.

Cast (selection)

• 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....
  
   - Johan Falk
• Peter Andersson
  Peter Andersson (actor)
  -Selected filmography:- External links :...
  
   - Leo Gaut
• Lennart Hjulström
  Lennart Hjulström
  Lennart Hjalmar Hjulström is a Swedish actor and director. He is married to Gunilla Nyroos and father to Niklas and Carin Hjulström...
  
   - Ola Sellberg
• Sonny Johnson - Thorsen
• Marie Richardson
  Marie Richardson
  Marie Richardson is a Swedish stage and film actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985...
  
  - Helen Andersson