The Dogs of Riga

The Dogs of Riga

106 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 9, 1995

A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to Sweden to to help but when he returns to his home country he is mysteriously murdered. Kurt flies to Riga to find out why and is drawn into complex conspiracy.

The Dogs of Riga

106 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 9, 1995

The Dogs of Riga
A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to Sweden to to help but when he returns to his home country he is mysteriously murdered. Kurt flies to Riga to find out why and is drawn into complex conspiracy.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Danmarks Radio (DR), SVT Drama
Original title Hundarna i Riga
Directors Per Berglund
Writers Lars Björkman, Henning Mankell

Cast

Rolf Lassgård

as Kurt Wallander

Björn Kjellman

as Blomman

Benny Poulsen

as Karlis Liepa

Stellan Skarsgård

as Magnus Björk

Charlotte Sieling

as Baiba Liepa

Juris Kaminskis

as Överste Murnieks

Pauls Butkēvičs

as Överste Potris