HOPE BURNS BRIGHTEST IN THE COLD.
When a war becomes increasingly difficult to win, Caroline Edh (Noomi Rapace) and a group of fellow soldiers are ordered to bring a secret package through an icy archipelago; they’re told it will guarantee victory. Adam Berg’s feature debut is an adaptation of a novel where the gender of the leading character has been changed to fit Rapace; she’s solid as a skilled soldier who does what she’s told but finds reason to question her superiors’ motives. A well-crafted action thriller that benefits from a tense, eerie atmosphere. That goes a long way, even if the film loses steam in the last half-hour.
2022-Sweden. VOD. 114 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Adam Berg. Novel: Jerker Virdborg. Cast: Noomi Rapace (Caroline Edh), Jakob Oftebro (Nylund), David Dencik (Raad), Aliette Opheim, Dar Salim, Erik Enge.
Trivia: Original title: Svart krabba. Co-executive produced by Rapace.
