Tusenbröder
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Tusenbröder was a very popular drama TV-series on Swedish Television
in three seasons, from 2002 (season 1), 2003 (season 2) and 2006 (season 3). The third installment of the series first opened on the big screen, March 10, 2006, edited together as one film, before later being show on TV as a longer series.
), living a middle class life with his wife and children in a suburb of Stockholm
. Hoffa owns a small business with his two best friends, Niklas (Shanti Roney
) and Hamid (Danilo Bejarano). But business is slow and they are in debt. First they borrow money from the local mobsters, and when they can’t pay them back and realize the danger of the situation they decide to rob a bank.
), and they developed a plan for how to escape. Once out of jail, Petter becomes mentally unstable without his medication and starts killing people. Petter is eventually taken by the police but he blames all the killings on Hoffa. Hoffa steals a small boat and heads out on the Baltic Sea
where the boat sinks in a storm.
and is taken in by a family there. Hoffa has a relationship with the woman in the family and her husband finds out but forgives Hoffa when he saves his little daughter from drowning. Hoffa decides he wants to go back to Sweden
and uses a fake passport, but the police soon find out he has resurfaced. In the meantime, the marriage of Annelie and Patrick is cracking.
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Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
in three seasons, from 2002 (season 1), 2003 (season 2) and 2006 (season 3). The third installment of the series first opened on the big screen, March 10, 2006, edited together as one film, before later being show on TV as a longer series.
Season 1
The main character of the Tusenbröder series is Hoffa (Ola RapaceOla Rapace
Ola Rapace is a Swedish actor. He is best known in Sweden for roles in the popular TV series Tusenbröder and the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander which is based on Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander books...
), living a middle class life with his wife and children in a suburb of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Hoffa owns a small business with his two best friends, Niklas (Shanti Roney
Shanti Roney
Shanti Grau Roney is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release...
) and Hamid (Danilo Bejarano). But business is slow and they are in debt. First they borrow money from the local mobsters, and when they can’t pay them back and realize the danger of the situation they decide to rob a bank.
Season 2
Hoffa is now serving time in prison for the bank robberies. He knows that his wife Annelie (Anja Lundqvist) is spending more and more time with the neighbor Patrick (Magnus Krepper), and Hoffa is worried she’ll leave him for Patrick. In jail Hoffa befriends Petter (Jakob EklundJakob 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 they developed a plan for how to escape. Once out of jail, Petter becomes mentally unstable without his medication and starts killing people. Petter is eventually taken by the police but he blames all the killings on Hoffa. Hoffa steals a small boat and heads out on the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
where the boat sinks in a storm.
Season 3
Everyone assumes Hoffa is dead and his wife remarries Patrick. But Hoffa is alive and he floats ashore in EstoniaEstonia
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...
and is taken in by a family there. Hoffa has a relationship with the woman in the family and her husband finds out but forgives Hoffa when he saves his little daughter from drowning. Hoffa decides he wants to go back to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and uses a fake passport, but the police soon find out he has resurfaced. In the meantime, the marriage of Annelie and Patrick is cracking.
Cast
- Ola RapaceOla RapaceOla Rapace is a Swedish actor. He is best known in Sweden for roles in the popular TV series Tusenbröder and the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander which is based on Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander books...
as Hoffa - Anja Lundqvist as Annelie, Hoffas wife
- Bisse Unger as Max, Hoffas child
- Danilo Bejarano as Hamid
- Shanti RoneyShanti RoneyShanti Grau Roney is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release...
as Niklas - Jacob Ericksson as Tommy
- 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 Petter - Magnus Krepper as Patrik
- Ivan Mathias Petersson as Tobias