A film made about a Stockholm bank robbery that inspired the Stockholm Syndrome is somehow a Canadian film. Somehow that is true.
Stockholm is a version of the Norrmalmstorg robbery that happened in Stockholm in 1973 starring Ethan Hawke and Swedish actress Noomi Rapace. Hawke has been in a few Canadian films (Maudie, Born to Be Blue) but that doesn't make Stockholm a Canadian film.
Canadian Robert Budreau wrote and directed Stockholm as well as Born to Be Blue. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario as well as Stockholm.
Outside the top 3 on the bill, Canadian actors dominate in the film: Christopher Heyerdahl (Chief Mattsson); Bea Santos (Klara Mardh); Mark Rendall (Elov Eriksson); Ian Matthews (Detective Vinter); and John Ralston (Detective Jackobsson).
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The film doesn't go through a lot of elaborate elements as to why the Stockholm Syndrome affects Bianca Lind (Rapace) connecting with Kaj Hansson/Lars Nystrom (Hawke). We see Bianca feels a connection in being helpful in their attempts to escape the bank. We don't really learn much about why for anything.
Otherwise, the film is about a bank robbery, a not terribly interesting bank robbery. This is definitely no Dog Day Afternoon.
Most of the Stockholm Syndrome occurred after the bank robbery in terms of showing unwillingness to testify. All we get to see is the bank robbery.
The Budreau film is done well enough to be worthy of a watch. If you are searching for more about the actual syndrome, a bit of library research is a better use of your time.
Stockholm received 6 Canadian Screen Awards nominations with a pair of wins (Best Adapted Screenplay; Achievement in Hair).
Stockholm is available on Starz in the United States.
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photo credit: Stockholm film
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