
Återkomsten is a TV mini-series directed by Martin Asphaug in 2001 and based on the book The Return by Håkan Nesser, first published in 1995. The TV series features Sven Wollter, Åsa Karlin, Claes Ljungmark, Steve Kratz, Fredrik Hammar, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, and others.
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Year
2001
Minutes
172
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Återkomsten
Director: Martin Asphaug
Country: Sweden
Year: 2001
Length: 2h52m / 3 episodes

Year
1995
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.40
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Book
The Return
Original title: Återkomsten
Author: Håkan Nesser
Country: Sweden
First published in: 1995
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Inspector Van Veeteren
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“The book is better than the TV series”
But the TV series is worth watching.
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“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
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