Wallander: The Village Idiot

Wallander: The Village Idiot

Directed by Jørn Faurschou

Produced by Yellow Bird, TV4

200592 min5.6 / 10

A tense procedural thriller centered on a volatile hostage crisis that explores the psychological fragility of a desperate man while testing Wallander's investigative acumen and his relationship with his newly-minted officer daughter.

In the second film with Krister Henriksson as Kurt Wallander, a man enters a bank and threatens to blow it up in the air unless his demands are met. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.

Questions people ask

  • Is Wallander: The Village Idiot scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Wallander: The Village Idiot end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Wallander: The Village Idiot sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Wallander: The Village Idiot easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Wallander: The Village Idiot violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Wallander: The Village Idiot

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wallander: The Village Idiot

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wallander: The Village Idiot, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wallander: The Village Idiot, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wallander: The Village Idiot, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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