The Chinese Man

The Chinese Man

180 mins | Thriller | June 25, 2011

A cold day in January 2006. The police make a horrible discovery in the Swedish town of Hudiksvall: In one night, 18 people have been brutally murdered in the small town. The police suspect a madman is behind the bestial act. But when judge Birgitta Roslin hears the news, she instantly knows that her grandparents August and Britta Andrén are among the victims. And even more: Almost everybody killed somehow relates to her. She realizes that the police are following a wrong track and starts to investigate on her own. Her search leads Brigitta to China where she finds out about the cruel scheming of the leading elite.

The Chinese Man

180 mins | Thriller | June 25, 2011

The Chinese Man
A cold day in January 2006. The police make a horrible discovery in the Swedish town of Hudiksvall: In one night, 18 people have been brutally murdered in the small town. The police suspect a madman is behind the bestial act. But when judge Birgitta Roslin hears the news, she instantly knows that her grandparents August and Britta Andrén are among the victims. And even more: Almost everybody killed somehow relates to her. She realizes that the police are following a wrong track and starts to investigate on her own. Her search leads Brigitta to China where she finds out about the cruel scheming of the leading elite.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Yellow Bird, ARD/Degeto Film, Lotus-Film, Lucky Bird Pictures
Original title Der Chinese
Directors Peter Keglevic
Writers Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Henning Mankell, Fred Breinersdorfer

Cast

Suzanne von Borsody

as Judge Birgitta Roslin

Michael Nyqvist

as Staffan

Claudia Michelsen

as Vivi Sundberg

Jimmy Taenaka

as Ya Ru

Amy Cheng

as Qui Hong

Joachim Bißmeier

as Professor Lund

Roeland Wiesnekker

as Jan Andrén

Derrick Ee

as Liu

August Schmölzer

as Sture Hermansson

Karlheinz Hackl

as Mats Nyström

Nicole Beutler

as Swantje

Franziska Weisz

as Maja

Martin Loos

as Jens

Peter Benedict

as Tom Valfriedson

Heng-Yin Chou

as Huei Ru

Peter Gilbert Cotton

as Sheriff John J. Rogersen

Nahoko Fort-Nishigami

as Waitress Chinese Snack Bar

Romana Carén

as Swedish Civil Policeofficer Hannah

Christoph Moosbrugger

as Karsten Hoeglin

Ilse Peternell

as Eva Steen

Stefan Puntigam

as Forensic specialist

Joy Maria Bai

as Lee Fong - San's wife

Thomas Anton

as Swedish police-officer

Yung Ngo

as Qui San

Bonn Park

as Qui Guo Si - San's brother

Tanja Lorentzon

as Journalist

Richard Pfaff

as Medic

Michael Rast

as District attorney Robertson