The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

7.0

Sep 18 2009

2h 9m

Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

Mikael Blomkvist

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

Lisbeth Salander

Lena Endre

Lena Endre

Erika Berger

Peter Andersson

Peter Andersson

Nils Bjurman

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