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Wisting (2019)

2019 · Crime,Drama · crime-procedural, crime-detective-puzzle, contemporary-realistic

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Wisting is a Norwegian Nordic noir procedural centered on veteran police detective William Wisting and his parallel-investigating journalist daughter Line, set against the starkly photogenic and atmospheric Norwegian landscape. Season one interweaves a cold American serial-killer case with an FBI collaboration — including a notable Carrie-Ann Moss appearance — before pivoting to internal police corruption, a structure that recurs across subsequent seasons. The tone is slow-burning and bleak, leaning on procedural authenticity, father-daughter family tension, and international cooperation. Subsequent seasons tackle child abduction, cold cases, and systemic corruption with increasing confidence. It sits squarely in the Scandinavian crime tradition reviewers already love, earning consistent praise for Sven Nordin's anchoring performance and atmospheric cinematography, even as some find its genre beats familiar.

From the reviewers

Sven Nordin is really a good actor (I remembered him from Valkyrien, the concept of which was not so interesting), but the script here is skilfully prepared so that his character is always presen/visible without unnecessary domination over supporting cast.
the story line is very familiar and the Norwegian acting is good enough that they don't need any Hollywood actors flown in
I really like the fact that they got Carrie Ann Moss(Trinity from The Matrix) to come to Norway for this role. She is off course excellent, as always. The dynamic between the norwegian Police Officers and the FBI agents is fun to watch
I enjoyed the opening camera work that established the bleakness and isolation of Norway.
Wisting himself is a fundamentally boring everyman, with none of the character of Inspectors Morse or Montalbano. The result is a fairly formulaic and unremarkable programme.

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