The Hypnotist

Three-time Academy Award® nominated director Lasse Hallström returns to Swedish cinema with a dark thriller filled with chills and unexpected twists. In the middle of a black December night, a gruesome triple homicide attracts the interest of Detective Inspector Joona Linna.The killer is still at large, and there's only one surviving witness—the traumatised boy whose family was brutally slaughtered before him. In a bid to block out the tragedy, the boy has retreated inwards and desperate for information, Linna sees only one option: hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Maria Bark to mesmerise the boy, hoping to discover the killer through his eyes.It's the sort of work that Bark has sworn he would never do again—ethically dubious and psychically scarring. When he breaks his promise and hypnotises the victim, a long and terrifying chain of events begins to unravel.Based on Lars Kepler's bestselling and critically acclaimed novel, The Hypnotist is an intense and gripping Nordic noir in the mould of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.2012 AB Svensk Filmindustri, Sonet Film AB, Filmpool Nord AB. All rights reserved.