Girl with a Dragon Tattoo

I could relate to this film on more than one level: first, the film buff in me responded to the impeccable indie quality flick; second, the incest survivor in me responded to the magnificent survival story line.
The film is the first part of a trilogy -Millennium Trilogy-, based on crime novels by Swedish writer/activist/journalist Stieg Larsson. The trilogy was published posthumously and was part of an unfinished ten book series. Stieg Larsson died of a heart attack at 50 and some speculate that his death may have been induced by people who were after him, as a consequence of his journalistic activity. What a glorious way to go! He exposed extremist groups and criminal activities through his writing. After his death, the Millennium trilogy became second best seller in the whole wide world.
Back to the film: beautifully written, darkly shot, spectacularly acted. Noomi Rapace plays a punk orphan involved in a series of murder mysteries that may be connected to State secrets and political scandals in Sweden. A journalist played by Michael Nyqvist helps her clear her name, while exposing a group of right wing rapists, sadists and abusers, with respectable social status.
The film is a treat. Hollywood is remaking it, which I'm sure means blockbuster star names and a few extra explosions. I liked the truthfulness of the characters, no super hero powers, just regular humans dealing with bigger than life events. If you can make it through some triggering, if you can make it through some explicit abuse scenes, the pay off is immense.
The next two films of the trilogy are The Girl who Played with Fire and its imdb profile is to be found here.. The third installment of the trilogy is The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and its imdb profile is to be found here.
The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo's imdb profile is here.
Enjoy!