Johan Falk: Vapenbröder (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Johan Falk: Vapenbröder is an action, thriller and crime film directed by Anders Nilsson, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. John Falk is on a routine mission with the Gothenburg police special unit GSI. With the help of a Norwegian undercover police and a civilian infiltrator in one of Gothenburg's heaviest criminal gangs, the GSI are trying buy six assault rifles and thus get them off the street. But suddenly everything changes when a new unknown player suddenly and immediately wants to buy not only those weapons but even more, including armor-piercing shells. GSI realizes that this can not be any ordinary robbers. Someone will start a war on the streets of Gothenburg. At the same time as the situation gets more and more complicated for John Falk's infiltrator Frank Wagner when the leader of the gang he infiltrated realize that one of his own leaking to the police.

Who’s in it. Johan Falk: Vapenbröder stars Jakob Eklund as Johan Falk, Joel Kinnaman as Frank Wagner, Mikael Tornving as Patrik Agrell and Jacqueline Ramel as Anja Månsdottir, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Johan Falk: Vapenbröder 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 Johan Falk: Vapenbröder page.

If you liked it. Fans of Johan Falk: Vapenbröder 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.