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| Swedish | Män som hatar kvinnor |
| Directed by | Niels Arden Oplev |
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| Based on | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo byStieg Larsson |
| Produced by | Søren Stærmose |
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| Cinematography | Eric Kress |
| Edited by | Anne Østerud |
| Music by | Jacob Groth |
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Running time | 153 minutes[1] |
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| Language | Swedish |
| Budget | $13 million[4] |
| Box office | $104 million[4] |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish:Män som hatar kvinnor,lit. 'Men Who Hate Women') is a 2009crime thriller film directed byNiels Arden Oplev from a screenplay byRasmus Heisterberg andNikolaj Arcel and produced bySøren Stærmose, based onthe 2005 novel by Swedish writerStieg Larsson, the first entry in hisMillennium series. The film starsMichael Nyqvist andNoomi Rapace.
That same year, two sequels,The Girl Who Played with Fire andThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, were released in September and November, respectively.
In 2002, journalistMikael Blomkvist, co-owner of the magazine Millennium, loses a high-profile libel case against billionaire Hans-Erik Wennerström, resulting in a looming prison sentence. Meanwhile,Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant but troubled hacker, is commissioned to run a background check on Blomkvist.
Henrik Vanger, the elderly patriarch of the affluent Vanger family, hires Blomkvist to investigate the disappearance of his niece, Harriet, who had vanished in 1966 during a family gathering. Henrik suspects foul play by his family, many of whom hadNazi connections.
Salander struggles under the control of her abusive guardian, Nils Bjurman. After enduring severe abuse, she gains the upper hand by blackmailing Bjurman, securing her financial independence and personal safety.
Blomkvist, living on the Vanger estate, discovers a list of names and numbers in Harriet's diary, linked to biblical verses. Salander, secretly accessing Blomkvist’s files, identifies the biblical references and joins Blomkvist, proposing they might relate to a series of unsolved murders connected to antisemitic motives within the Vanger family.
Their investigation leads them to suspect Martin, Harriet’s brother, who eventually captures Blomkvist. In Martin's custody, Blomkvist learns of the serial murders conducted by Martin and his late father. Salander arrives in time to rescue Blomkvist, and Martin dies in a subsequent car crash.
The duo discover that Harriet is alive inAustralia, having escaped to avoid further abuse. Reunited with Henrik, she explains that she sent him annual pressed flowers as a signal that she was still alive.
The film closes as Blomkvist, aided by Salander, publishes an exposé on Wennerström, which revitalises his career and leads to Wennerström’s downfall. Salander, having secretly transferred Wennerström's funds, begins a new life under a new identity.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was well received by critics. The review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes gives the film a normalised score of 85% based on 192 reviews, with an average score of 7.3/10. The critical consensus is: "Its graphic violence and sprawling length will prove too much for some viewers to take, but Noomi Rapace's gripping performance makesThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo an unforgettable viewing experience."[5]Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 76 based on reviews from 36 critics.[6]Roger Ebert of theChicago Sun-Times gave the film four out of four, noting that "[the film] is a compelling thriller to begin with, but it adds the rare quality of having a heroine more fascinating than the story".[7]
The film grossed more than $10 million in the US and Canada in a limited release of 202 theatres.[4] The total gross worldwide is $104,617,430.[4][8]
| Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Amanda Award | Best Foreign Feature Film | Niels Arden Oplev | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Noomi Rapace | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg | Nominated | |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Niels Arden Oplev | Won | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best Actress | Noomi Rapace | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Niels Arden Oplev | Won | |
| Empire Awards | Best Thriller | Won | |
| Best Actress | Noomi Rapace | Won | |
| European Film Awards | Audience Award | Niels Arden Oplev | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Noomi Rapace | Nominated | |
| Best Composer | Jacob Groth | Nominated | |
| Guldbagge Award | Audience Award | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
| Best Actress | Noomi Rapace | Won | |
| Best Film | Søren Stærmose | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Eric Kress | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sven-Bertil Taube | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Noomi Rapace | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle Award | Actress of the Year | Noomi Rapace | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online Award | Breakthrough Performer | Noomi Rapace | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | Niels Arden Oplev | Won |
| Satellite Award | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Noomi Rapace | Won |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award | Best Actress | Noomi Rapace | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
French premium pay television channelCanal+ airedextended versions of the three films as a miniseries between March and June 2010, before the theatrical release of the second and third films, consisting of six parts of 90 minutes each. The first part attracted 1.2 million viewers, the largest audience of a foreign series at Canal+ that year.[9] The series aired on US pay-for-view cable networks in the weeks leading up to the release ofDavid Fincher's2011 film adaptation of the novel.
A home video set of all six parts of the miniseries was released onDVD andBlu-ray Disc by Music Box Home Entertainment on 6 December 2011.
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