The Pyramid (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, The Pyramid is an action, thriller, drama and crime film directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. The film is set in the middle of winter in Ystad and the main character is the middle-aged policeman Kurt Wallander, who this time investigating a drug tangle. It starts with his own goddaughter Eva found dead after taking an overdose. It turns out that heroin is unusually strong and Kurt are now beginning their search for those behind the drugs. But he has a big problem. His boss will not let him look for the person who he suspects has sold the new heroin , but she wants them to look for another drug dealer named Yngve Holm. But Kurt defy the boss's orders and go again and again to Malmo to try to unravel the case. Eventually he gets a hold of the person he suspected. He'll take some photos of him and shows them for their guddotters friend Emma who were drug dealers. She takes Kurt to a friend who claims to have seen the man. The man in the photo is called Heinrich Pasila. Wallander thinks one recognizes Pasila from an earlier murder of guddotterns mother, where the offender is found.

Who’s in it. The Pyramid stars Rolf Lassgård as Kurt Wallander, Marie Richardson as Maja, Kerstin Andersson as Lisa and Lars Melin as Martinsson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, The Pyramid has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Pyramid page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Pyramid 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.