Lasermannen ("The Laserman") is a Swedish miniseries directed by Mikael Marcimain and produced by SVT Drama. It is based on real events,The Swedish Film Database: Lasermannen as portrayed in the bestselling book Lasermannen – en berättelse om Sverige by Gellert Tamas, about the Lasermannen events. It is not to be confused with the Swedish documentary also released in 2005, called "Lasermannen (en dokumentär)".
Story The three-part mini series takes place in Stockholm over a time period of the 1970's, 80's and early 90's and realistically depicts the intense real-life police investigation of a series of brutal shootings against immigrants which shook entire Swedish society in the early 90's, and the story is entwined with depictions of the political atmosphere in society and life in Stockholm at that time, and the tragic story of the infamous lone-wolf racist serial shooter John Ausonius, the perpetrator suffering from identity complex, played by "look-alike" actor David Dencik. The mini-series aim to show how Swedish society could look like and feel like for various people back then.
Cast David Dencik – John Ausonius Sten Ljunggren – Lennart Thorin Sten Johan Hedman – Thorstensson Amanda Ooms – Ilse Kenneth Milldoff – Lars-Erik Forss Ralph Carlsson – Stefan Bergqvist Leif Andrée – Tommy Lindström Pale Olofsson – Eklind Per Morberg – Prisoner
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