In the mark of the murderer

Movie
German title	In the mark of the murderer
Original title	The utvalde
Country of production	Sweden
original language	Swedish , English
Publishing year	2005
length	100 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Martin Soeder Eric Donell
script	Eric Donell
production	Eric Donell
music	Per Nordin
camera	Jari Mutikainen
cut	Eric Donell
occupation
Andreas Wilson : Johan Ståhl Björn Granath : Commissioner Erik Swahn Julia Dufvenius : Amanda Eric Donell: Joakim Sjöström Erik Johansson : Tomas Vanna Rosenberg : Lotta Philip Zandén : Kjell Johansson Leif Andrée : Linkan Kim Melander : Helena Franke Benny Haag : Mikael Wörnström Barbro Hiort af Ornäs : Forensic technician Mormor Angelika Roberts : Charlotte Ahlberg Nina Haber : Jeanette Nina Gunke : Johan's mother

In the sign of the murderer (original title: Den utvalde ; German alternative title The sign of the murderer ) is a Swedish crime film from 2005, directed by Martin Söder and Eric Donell . Both directors also appear as actors, Eric Donell also as producer , film editor and screenwriter . The film was released in Swedish cinemas on November 2, 2005.

action

A sophisticated serial killer leaves a drawn symbol as a sign of identification at his crime scenes in the greater Stockholm area and can evade exposure by the police for two and a half years. The committed police student Johan Ståhl is involved in the investigation of this mysterious series of murders during his training due to his remarkable analytical talent. Since the homicide squad suspects the perpetrator to be among the students at Uppsala University , Johan is smuggled in there as an undercover agent. He does not go undetected and immediately receives an anonymous threat: If he does not stop his espionage activities, his girlfriend Amanda has to pay with her life.

When Johan finds his teacher Kjell Johansson hanged together with a suicide note in Kjell's own apartment, the case seems to have been resolved. But now Amanda becomes the target of the real culprit. He prefers to kill people with deficits because he sees them as endangering the further development of humanity (evolution). Amanda, for example, struggled with learning difficulties at university.

background

Entrance hall of Uppsala University as the original location

The film was shot from October 18 to December 2, 2004 in the Swedish city of Uppsala , particularly in the city's university building.

The German film title for television is slightly different, The Mark of the Murderer .

The theme "weeding out people with deficits" was used in the black and white film Die Wendeltreppe as early as 1945 .

Film music

Producer Eric Donell contributed his songs Melinda , Show Me Loving Tonight and One More to the film. The following additional songs were used in the film:

• One Way Street by P. Kvint and M. Hedström
• Mandy from Scott English and Richard Kerr
• Dynamite and Clouds Have Come by P. Weeby

Web links

• Under the sign of the killer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• In the name of the murderer on filmtipps.at
• Under the sign of the murderer in the German synchronous file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ to read in the credits: Martin Söder took on a small supporting role as restaurant operator.
2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439867/business
3. ↑ Entry in the film database abrauchen.de ( Memento from February 10, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )