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The Unlikely Murderer

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  • 2021-2021
  • 1 Season
  • Netflix
  • Suspense, Drama
  • TV-MA
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A fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the graphic designer who was named as the probable murderer of Sweden's prime minister Olof Palme, managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force. What do we know about Stig Engström? How could the police let him get away, despite being on his track? The murder was not planned well, Engström did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Robert Gustafsson
Stig Engström
Eva Melander
Margareta Engström
Cia Bosse
Kvinnlig väktare på Skandia

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Episode 1

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Fri, Nov 5, 202152 mins

Shortly after Palme's assassination, Engström begins his quest for attention as a crime-scene witness. Divisions among police hinder the investigation.

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Awards

  • 2022 - Kristallen - Best Supporting Role - nominated

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