The Girl Who Played with Fire
Investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist races to expose a sprawling sex‑trafficking ring run by Sweden’s elite, risking his career and life as corrupt power brokers close in to silence him.
“Fight Fire with Fire”
Synopsis
Mikael Blomkvist, a publisher of the magazine Millennium, has built his career on uncovering the unethical and corrupt actions of prominent figures in Swedish society. When a young journalist presents him with a thoroughly researched exposé on sex trafficking in Sweden and the involvement of high-ranking officials in exploiting underage girls, Blomkvist becomes deeply involved in the investigation.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Mattias MorhedenShot by Peter MokrosinskiScored by Jacob Groth
Box Office
2009 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 15× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$67.1M
US & Canada: $7.6M — 11% of worldwide · International: $59.5M (89%)
Also known as
- Stieg Larsson: Verdammnisde
- Verdammnisde
- The Girl Who Played with Fireen
- La Fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumettefr
- La ragazza che giocava col fuocoit
- La ragazza che giocava con il fuocoit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Noomi Rapace
as Lisbeth Salander
Michael Nyqvist
as Mikael Blomkvist
Peter Andersson
as Nils Bjurman
Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp
as Malin Erikson
Reuben Sallmander
as Enrico Giannini
Yasmine Garbi
as Miriam Wu
Lena Endre
as Erika Berger
Michalis Koutsogiannakis
as Dragan Armanskij
Annika Hallin
as Annika Giannini
Jacob Ericksson
as Christer Malm
Per Oscarsson
as Holger Palmgren
Sofia Ledarp
as Malin Erikson
Supporting cast
13Micke Spreitz
as Ronald Niedermann
Georgi Staykov
as Alexander Zalachenko
Paolo Roberto
as Paolo Roberto
Tanja Lorentzon
as Sonja Modig
Magnus Krepper
as Hans Faste
Jennie Silfverhjelm
as Mia Bergman
Ralph Carlsson
as Gunnar Björk
Hans Christian Thulin
as Dag Svensson
Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl
as Peter Teleborian
Sunil Munshi
as Dr. Sivarnandan
Tehilla Blad
as Young Lisbeth
Niklas Hjulstrom
as Richard Ekström
Izzy Young
as Man in Synagogue (uncredited)
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