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      The Hidden Child

      2013 1h 45m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama List
      Reviews 42% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score After the sudden death of her mother, an author (Claudia Galli) uncovers dark secrets about the woman's past. Read More Read Less

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      Angie B Great movie cast was amazing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Tim O Interesting book, disappointing outcome! A great book (maybe, Lackberg's best novel), but directed in such a controversial way that ruins most 'characters'. It should have been a cinema movie not for TV. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/28/19 Full Review Audience Member Another Scandinavian WWII holocaust story backdrop. Another tons of secrets covered by the prior generation. Another investigation. Another big ewwwww. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member ¨Some footprints can never be erased.¨ The Hidden Child is a Swedish film directed by Per Hanefjord based on Camilla Lackberg's 2007 best selling crime novel. It is actually Lackberg's fifth novel in the series based on Erika Falck and Patrik Hedstrom's crime investigations in their native Swedish town of Fjallbacka. I have personally never read any of these novels, but the tone and style of the film reminded me a lot of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy because they both try to uncover a crime that occurred several decades ago. The story and the mystery worked well, but the major problem I had with this film had to do with the characters that had no depth to them whatsoever. Every character was simply introduced to move the story forward and even the main character had no personal trait other than that of a detective. The story was gripping and engaging, but the characters I could care less for. The Hidden Child is a decent film, but one that I wouldn't recommend. When Erika's (Claudia Galli Concha) parents pass away after a tragic car accident, a mysterious man shows up at their home claiming to be Erika's half-brother. Erika's mother never mentioned anything about having another son, so she doesn't believe him and asks him to leave. The next day the man is found dead in his hotel room and Erika decides to investigate more about her mother's past. She discovers her journal and finds some secrets about her past. Patrik (Richard Ulfsater), Erika's husband, is a police officer who confirms the DNA results that in fact this man was Erika's half-brother. Together they begin trying to find leads as to who might have murdered this man, and Erika begins by interviewing some of her mother's old friends that she mentioned in her journal. While the investigation continues several bodies begin to pile up as everything seems to be connected to her mother's past during the Second World War. Apparently someone is trying to keep the past hidden in the dark and doesn't want Erika to uncover the past. Claudia Galli gives a strong lead performance despite not having much to work with. She simply does her detective work without any distinct personality and gets the story moving forward in a rather fast pace. The film is told in flashbacks through the memory of the characters she interviews. The rest of the characters are all pretty much flat as well and there is nothing memorable about them. The story is gripping and engaging, but the characters are far from it. Half way through the film it becomes rather predictable as to how the mystery is going to unfold so that was a bit of letdown. The scenery in this film was quite beautiful as it was filmed almost entirely on location. This could have been a better film if the characters were given some more depth and not just introduced to move along the story. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Blir 2,5 minus. Var litt tam og hadde ikke helt sansen for hovedskuespillerinnen. Hun gjorde ingenting, gikk bare rundt der. Ei annen hadde sikkert gjort den rollen hundre ganger bedre. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrific new 'Nordic noir' thriller based on the novel by Camilla Läckberg, set in the beautiful West Swedish seaside town of Fjällbacka. I was totally gripped throughout - this will not disappoint & deserves some good distribution in the UK & elsewhere. One to seek out! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After the sudden death of her mother, an author (Claudia Galli) uncovers dark secrets about the woman's past.
      Director
      Per Hanefjord
      Producer
      Jessica Ask, Klaus Bassiner, Wolfgang Feindt, Jonas Fors, Mette Friberg, Michael Hjorth, Lone Korslund, Peter Nadermann
      Screenwriter
      Maria Karlsson
      Production Co
      Tre Vänner Produktion AB
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      Swedish
      Runtime
      1h 45m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital