The Snowman Page #2

Synopsis: Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Tomas Alfredson
Production: Universal Studios
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
23
Rotten Tomatoes:
8%
R
Year:
2017
119 min
$6,658,715
Website
1,498 Views


with the parents.

One of the children heard a noise

and they went to see what it was.

Listen, John, I'm gonna need you

to calm down. Calm down.

It's important that

you answer my question.

Who's in charge?

Svensson.

Jesus.

It gets worse.

Rafto just arrived.

Perfect.

The drunk and the halfwit.

Just keep them apart, will you?

I'll see what I can do.

Where you going?

Rafto!

Rafto!

- We're closed.

- It's all right.

You have something of mine.

It's not yours.

Cold case.

I have clearance to take it out.

You don't.

So what, you gonna report me?

Eli Kvale.

Tell me.

She was married.

She had three children.

The 12th of November,

six years ago, she went missing.

And the day she vanished,

it was snowing.

Hege Dahl disappeared

the 8th of November.

The day she went missing,

it was snowing.

Not unusual, it's winter.

Now Birte Becker.

And the night she disappeared...

- Snowing.

- Yeah.

I think it's the falling snow

that sets the killer off.

And furthermore, they were married,

they all have children.

Did you talk to Filip Becker?

Nine times out of ten,

the husband did it.

He was interviewed,

and his alibi's solid.

He was 100 miles away.

Have you eaten?

No.

I haven't. I'm hungry.

28th, handball.

Josephine's handball match.

The 3rd, 'F. lunch'.

That's lunch

with her friend, Frida.

I really-I don't see

the point in doing this.

I won't keep you much longer.

9th, Vetlesen.

He's a doctor.

10th, yoga.

Do you have any idea why

your wife went to see him?

Who?

Dr. Vetlesen.

No.

10th, yoga.

Is there any reason

you can think of...

why your wife might

disappear so suddenly?

Your marriage.

Was everything all right?

Were either of you

having an affair?

Daddy!

Come on!

I promised her we'd walk

around the neighborhood

to see if we could

find her mother.

- I'm just getting my jacket, darling.

- Come out!

Dad!

Come inside.

I thought you wouldn't remember.

Is he still giving you a hard time?

If you want, I can talk to him.

Oh!

Just have fun tonight.

He misses you.

Hi, Harry.

Good to see you.

Sorry I'm late, honey.

Have you had anything to eat?

No, I'll...

I'll grab something later.

No, no, but I've got vouchers.

- Yeah?

- Yup.

Hotdog or hotdog?

Well, hotdog then.

Harry?

I'll get something

to eat with Oleg.

So, how are things with you?

- All right.

- Yeah?

A bit tired.

You've been working too hard,

haven't you?

I can't sleep.

You should try Valcetet.

It's a new one.

It'll help you sleep.

I can give you

a prescription right now.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- With that?

- Yeah.

She won't allow me

to try and find my father.

Your mother

should be the judge of that.

She won't listen to me.

She's worried about you.

All she cares about is herself.

All she cares about is you.

That's why she dumped me.

I'm such a bad influence.

She's concerned.

Concerned about what?

The fact that

you'll run away from home.

The fact that

you've been drinking.

So, you're

gonna give me a lecture

about drinking?

Don't be a prick.

Your mom told me

the school's arranged

a father and son

camping trip.

If you want, I can come.

But you're not her

boyfriend anymore.

So?

Yeah. Yeah.

I want you to come.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Good.

So, what's the... the big surprise?

Eh...

Let's find out.

Someone at work

got me the tickets.

You've got a message.

Let me see what it says.

I've gotta make a call.

Will you stay here?

Harry, there's another missing woman.

In Geilo, this time.

That's not our jurisdiction.

I think we should

have a look at this.

I'm gonna be with you

in two minutes, okay?

Her husband specifically

asked for you.

Hello.

- Hi.

- Oh.

I didn't expect you so early.

- Something came up.

- Oh.

Hi, Harry.

How was the concert?

Yeah, it was-it was great.

We spoke.

I'm taking him on the

father and son camping trip...

thing.

See you.

Hey.

Bye.

Take me home.

We'll go in the morning.

Who reported her missing?

Her husband, last night. 20:05.

Sylvia Ottersen, 33 years old.

Self-employed.

Married twice.

But no children.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

- Hi.

- Hi.

Can I help you?

Yeah, well, we're with the

Oslo police.

We got the missing persons call.

Oh. Who's missing?

Sylvia Ottersen.

I'm Sylvia Ottersen.

What? You're Sylvia Ottersen?

Why... why would your husband

report you missing?

I have no idea.

He's not the kind to

play practical jokes.

- Is he here?

- No.

He's gone to the station

to pick up my sister.

Okay.

Well, I guess

it must be a crank call.

We didn't know where you were,

so we had a look inside the house.

I turned your music off.

Sorry about that.

Thank you.

Can I just ask you...

Is it just you and your husband?

Or do you have any children?

No, it's just us.

Okay, thank you.

God, what do you think

you're doing?

You know damn well

what I'm talking about.

Calling the police,

telling them I'm missing?

You think that's funny?

Don't you understand?

It's over.

I don't want to see you again.

No, it wasn't your child.

It was mine.

If you call one more time,

I'm going to the police.

HQ to DC Bratt... DC Bratt?

Yeah, speaking.

We've had a missing persons report.

A woman named Sylvia Ottersen.

Oh, no, she's fine.

W-we just left her.

Well, the call came in

two minutes ago.

Her husband asked specifically

for Inspector Hole.

How could...

Turn the car around.

Sylvia?

Sorry we're back, Mrs. Ottersen.

We just wanted to make sure

you were all right.

I'm Ane Pedersen.

Sylvia's my sister.

We're twins.

Who are you?

- Is that enough?

- Yeah, keep going.

Did you find Hagen?

He's at the dinner

at City Hall.

Keep it clear, if you can.

Well, she always liked men.

Ever since we were teenagers.

She was a good person.

She didn't want to hurt anyone.

It's just the way she was.

I know your sister

didn't have any children.

It was just that there was something

in her reaction that when I asked...

She was pregnant.

She wasn't sure

who the father was.

She got rid of the baby

a few weeks ago.

Ladies and gentlemen,

introducing our guest of honor...

King of industry, philanthropist...

and head of Oslo's Winter Games bid...

Arve Stop.

So lovely for you

to be here for us.

I'm not on the list, but

I know many of these

people are supposed

to be on the list.

I'm the most old friend

of Arve Stop's, you see.

There's been some

kind of misunderstanding.

- I have a person named Vetlesen.

- Come right up, yeah you can come in.

He says he's

a friend of Arve Stop.

No, wait, wait.

No, it's fine, No, just relax.

Just relax.

I wonder, with a dozen companies...

when people ask me why...

I've given up so much

of my time to lead this bid.

I tell them, it's because

I never had these opportunities.

When I was a boy, the only

winter sports I engaged in were...

the uphill snow shovel

and the 50-meter firewood carry.

That is why I believe

passionately...

that this Cup is about

much more than just

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Peter Straughan

Peter Straughan (born 1968) is a playwright and author, based in the north-east of England. He was writer-in-residence at Newcastle's Live Theatre Company. Whilst there, Live staged his plays, Bones and Noir. Both of these plays have displayed Straughan's talent for writing dark, twisted and witty stories. His first ambition was to be a professional musician and he achieved this while playing bass guitar with Newcastle-based band "The Honest Johns". He spent four years touring and recording with the band through the late 1980s and into the early 1990s before leaving to take up full-time education at Newcastle University. While Peter was a student he was also a member of the band Cactusman. Peter wrote the song "Killer", which appeared on the CD album North of London, a collection of music by North East bands released through Newcastle Arts. Straughan co-wrote the 2006 feature film, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution and adapted Toby Young's memoir How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. He is the writer of the 2009 film, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and co-writer of the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay, a screenplay he wrote in collaboration with his late wife Bridget O'Connor. O'Connor died of cancer, aged 49, in 2010, before the film was released. They were awarded a BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay. more…

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