Netflix offers this Thursday a new Swedish series: Clark, inspired by the life of the criminal Clark Olofsson – embodied on screen by Bill Skarsgård (the clown of It) – at the origin of Stockholm syndrome.
What is it about ?
An evocation of the life of Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson, responsible for numerous robberies and author of spectacular escapes in the 1960s.
A colorful criminal
If we may not know the name of the criminal Clark Olofsson well in France, we at least know the concept he inspired: the Stockholm syndrome! In 6 episodes, the mini-series Clark sets out to present this eccentric criminal, as famous as he is controversial in his country.
It was Bill Skarsgård (That, Deadpool 2), son of Stellan and brother of Alexander and Gustaf, who was chosen to lend his features to this gangster who therefore went down in history for having participated in the capture of Norrmalmstorg hostage in 1973 in the Swedish capital.
It is indeed following this event, where the employees of the bank developed a feeling of sympathy towards the robbers, that the term “Stockholm syndrome” was invented to designate this situation between hostages and jailers. Clark therefore recounts this major part of Olofsson’s life, but also retraces his entire journey, from his difficult childhood to today.
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Convicted of attempted murder, assault, robbery and drug trafficking, the man who now lives in Belgium has spent more than half his life in correctional institutions in Sweden.
Director Jonas Åkerlund has describes his series as : “This is the story of the most politically incorrect man who lived the most politically incorrect life.” While Bill Skarsgård said: “Clark Olofsson is, for better or worse, one of Sweden’s most colorful and fascinating individuals.”
And to add:[Sa] life and [son] story are so incredible and twisted that they would even make Scorsese blush.” Enough to make you want to discover it on the screen as soon as possible!
Clark is available on Netflix.