
Inspektor Barbarotti - Verachtung (2011)
Hannu Salonen, 2011
The Root of Evil
Håkan Nesser, 2007
Inspektor Barbarotti – Verachtung is a movie directed by Hannu Salonen in 2011 and based on the characters from the book series Inspector Barbarotti by Håkan Nesser, which first book was published in 2007. The movie features Anders W. Berthelsen, Trine Dyrholm, Andreas Maria Schwaiger, Godehard Giese, Henriette Confurius, Suzan Anbeh, and others.
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Storyline
Not long after Swedish police detective Gunnar Barbarotti receives an anonymous letter at his home while on vacation, predicting the murder of someone named Anna, the brutally stabbed body of Anna Palme is discovered. This marks the beginning of a series of murders, some of which include clues that seem to implicate Gunnar himself as the target. In his quest to solve the case, Barbarotti compiles a list of 60 potentially vengeful individuals from his past.
Movie vs Book

Year
2011
Minutes
87
Movie Rate
5.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Inspektor Barbarotti - Verachtung
Director: Hannu Salonen
Country: Germany
Year: 2011
Length: 1h27m

Year
2007
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.64
S: Goodreads
Book
The Root of Evil
Original title: En helt annan historia
Author: Håkan Nesser
Country: Sweden
First published in: 2007
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Inspector Barbarotti
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