The Bridge: Product Context Flashcards
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Q
What genre is The Bridge?
A
- The Bridge is an example of a Scandinavian sub-genre of crime genre - Nordic Noir.
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Q
What is significant about the setting of The Bridge?
A
The drama is set in Sweden, the title refers to the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden and is a metaphor for the collaboration between the two police forces which commenced after a body was discovered in the middle of the bridge in the first episode in the first series.
2
Q
Who was the co-production of The Bridge between?
A
- The crime drama was a co-production between Filmlance International and Nimbus Film.
3
Q
What is the prolouge for season 3 of the Bridge?
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- Series 3 Opensd with the murder in Malmo of prominent Danish gender neutral pre-school.
- Swedish detective Saga Noren is assigned a new Danish colleague Hanne to Hanne to help with the investigation, but their relationship does not get off to a good start with feelings still runningf high after Saga’s involvement in sending her previous Danish partner, Martin, to jail for murdering the man who killed his son.
