The whole story of how the books about Martin Beck came to be is told here. It's a love story. A young couple wanted to talk about the injustices in society. Thus was born the modern detective story. It has been over 50 years since the first book in the series came out and it would only be in the fall of the age that Sjöwall Wahlöö was celebrated as the creator of the entire modern detective genre.
Top Cast
Marie Richardson as Narrator (voice)
Maj Sjöwall as Self
Per Wahlöö as Self (archive footage)
Magnus Roosmann as Self - Voice reading from books
Tomas Alfredson as Self
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