---
title: 'The Hypnotist (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lasse Hallström'
released: '2012-09-28'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hypnotist-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1556243/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hypnotist (2012)

2012 · 122 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · Sweden

Original title: Hypnotisören

## Synopsis

The Hypnotist is a 2012 Swedish crime thriller film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Lars Kepler. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lasse Hallström](https://cinepixo.com/people/lasse-hallstrom)
- **Screenplay:** [Paolo Vacirca](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-vacirca)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Oscar Fogelström](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-fogelstrom)
- **Producer:** [Börje Hansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/borje-hansson), [Peter Possne](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-possne), [Bertil Ohlsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertil-ohlsson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mattias Montero](https://cinepixo.com/people/mattias-montero)
- **Editor:** [Thomas Täng](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-tang), [Sebastian Amundsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-amundsen)

## Cast

- [Eva Melander](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-melander) as Magdalena
- [Robert Follin](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-follin) as pappa Ek
- [Jan Waldekranz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-waldekranz) as Shulman
- [Peter Eklund](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-eklund) as kriminaltekniker
- [Conny Vakare](https://cinepixo.com/people/conny-vakare) as KUT-chefen
- [Jonatan Bökman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonatan-bokman) as Josef
- [Oscar Pettersson](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-pettersson) as Benjamin
- [Johan Hallström](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-hallstrom) as Erland
- [Ulf Eklund](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulf-eklund) as Nålen
- [Simon Mezher](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-mezher) as civilpolis
- [Lars Hjelm](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-hjelm) as vakthavande polis
- [Tobias Zilliacus](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobias-zilliacus) as Joona Linna
- [Claes Hartelius](https://cinepixo.com/people/claes-hartelius) as Evert Braun
- [Gustav Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-levin) as Carlos
- [Hedvig Lagerkvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedvig-lagerkvist) as sjuksköterska

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hypnotist-2012
Film facts: Wikidata (Q7741216); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.