Executive Protection (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, Executive Protection is an action, thriller and crime film directed by Anders Nilsson, running about 112 minutes.

What it’s about. After causing a commotion with his last assignment, Falk has been given a desk job, which hardly agrees with his personality, and he ends up accepting an offer from an old friend to buy into a private investigation agency. Another friend of Falk's, Sven, purchased a business in Estonia, and when local gangsters attempted to pressure him into paying protection money, Sven retained the services of Nikolaus Lehmann, a burly private eye, to throw them off his trail. However, Lehmann does his job all too well, murdering the racketeers, and then threatening Sven and his family. With no where else to turn, Sven asks Falk to help him deal with the crazed Lehmann; Falk agrees, but soon realizes he's dealing with a more dangerous man than he imagined when Lehmann kidnaps Falk's wife Jeanette, and then releases her with a time bomb locked around her neck, demanding that Falk hand over ownership of his detective agency to Lehmann.

Who’s in it. Executive Protection stars Jakob Eklund as Johan Falk, Samuel Fröler as Sven Persson, Alexandra Rapaport as Pernilla and Marie Richardson as Helén Andersson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Executive Protection has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Executive Protection page.

If you liked it. Fans of Executive Protection tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.