Michael Hjorth

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Michael Hjorth (2012)

Michael Hjorth (born May 13, 1963 in Visby ) is a Swedish screenwriter , film producer and writer .

Life

Hjorth started his career as a story editor on Swedish television. Hjorth wrote the screenplays for the film adaptations of the novels The Fire Wall , The Man Who Smiled and Midsummer Murder by Henning Mankell . Hjorth also works as a producer, including for the film Easy Money - Spür die Angst .

Publications

Together with Hans Rosenfeldt , he developed a series of novels that revolve around the profiler and police psychologist Sebastian Bergman:

  • The man who wasn't a murderer. A case for Sebastian Bergman. translated by Ursel Allenstein . Rowohlt Polaris, Reinbek 2011, ISBN 978-3-86252-019-0 (Swedish original edition: Det fördolda. 2011)
  • The women he knew. A case for Sebastian Bergman. translated by Ursel Allenstein. Rowohlt Polaris, Reinbek 2012, ISBN 978-3-86252-020-6 (Swedish original edition: Lärjungen. 2012)
  • The dead that nobody misses. A case for Sebastian Bergman. translated by Ursel Allenstein. Rowohlt Polaris, Reinbek 2013, ISBN 978-3-499-26701-7 (Swedish original edition: Fjällgraven. 2012)
  • The girl who fell silent. A case for Sebastian Bergman. translated by Ursel Allenstein. Wunderlich, Reinbek 2014, ISBN 978-3-8052-5077-1 (Swedish original edition: Den stumma flickan. 2014).
  • The people who don't deserve it. A case for Sebastian Bergman. translated by Ursel Allenstein. Wunderlich, Reinbek 2015, ISBN 978-3-8052-5087-0 (Swedish original edition: De Underkända 2015).
  • The sacrifices you make. A case for Sebastian Bergman. translated by Ursel Allenstein and Ulla Ackermann. Wunderlich, Reinbek 2018, ISBN 978-3-8052-5088-7 (Swedish original edition: En högre rättvisa 2018).

Film adaptations

The first two books were filmed in 2010 with Rolf Lassgård in the role of Sebastian Bergman . In 2015, two more films appeared again with Rolf Lassgård in the title role, but they are not based on previously published novels. According to the thanks notes in the books, Lassgard was involved in the development of the character of Sebastian Bergman.

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personal data
SURNAME Hjorth, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish screenwriter, writer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Visby , Sweden