Die elegante Neuverfilmung der schwedischen Bestseller legt den Akzent auf den inneren Zwiespalt des berühmten Kommissars.

Kenneth Branagh, in Henning Mankells Augen der beste Darsteller seiner Kultfigur, gibt einmal mehr eine Galavorstellung – als Kommissar, der nur schwer in die Normalität zurückfindet.

AWARDS

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2009
(voted for by British journalists)
Best Actor: Kenneth Branagh for Wallander (beating David Tennant and Ben Whishaw)
Nomination: Best Drama Series

BAFTA TV Awards 2009
Best Drama Series
Nomination: Audience Award

BAFTA Craft Awards 2009
(Featured Episode: Sidetracked)
Best Photography & Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)
Best Original Television Music: Martin Phipps
Best Production Design
Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment)
Nomination: Best Titles

61st Primetime EMMY Awards 2009, USA
Nominations:
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie: Kenneth Branagh Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or Dramatic Special: Philip Martin


A Left Bank Pictures/Yellow Bird/TKBFC series co-produced with BBC, Degeto, WGBH Boston and Film i Skane