Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots

In this version of the film, Stellan Skarsgard (Ronin), plays Swedish detective Jonas Engstrom, who has traveled with his partner to a remote northern Norway town to investigate the brutal murder of a teenage girl. (Eerily shown under the opening credits) He catches an early break when some kids find the girls backpack. He sets up a sting by going on television and hopes the killer will attempt to retrieve the backup. There are complications when the killer arrives and during a chase along the fog covered seaside Jonas accidentally shoots his partner. Jonas immediately starts to cover up his mistake by blaming the shooting on the killer. The problem he will soon learn is that the killer witnessed the shooting and is not going to go down without a fight.

The rest of film beautifully combines the police procedural, the psychological thriller and a deep character study. With the simple decision to cover up his mistake, Jonas has turned himself in to everything he hates. Slowly all of the pieces start to collide and conclude on a great, wide open ending.

Video quality on the DVD is pretty solid. The film is shot mostly with natural light using a muted color scheme, and it is solidly reproduced. Sound is in simple stereo but it does what is needed for the film.

This is actually a fairly bare bones Criterion DVD. Only a trailer and a TV spot are included.