Blood on Snow: Book vs. Movie

Cary Joji Fukunaga's Blood on Snow adapts Jo Nesbø's book. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays an Oslo hitman whose refusal to kill his employer's wife makes him a target. The film is due in UK cinemas in 2027.

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About the book and the movie
Book
Blood on Snow cover
Author
Jo Nesbø
Year
2015
Pages
207

Olav makes his living killing people for an Oslo crime boss, but his latest assignment unsettles him: his employer wants his own wife dead. Watching Corina to prepare for the murder, Olav falls in love with her. His wish to protect her leads him to consider betraying the man who pays him.

Movie
Blood on Snow poster
Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Year
2027
Cast
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eva Green, Emma Laird
Genre
crime, thriller
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A contract killer's refusal to murder his employer's wife puts him on the other side of an Oslo gang war. Olav tries to devise a way out, but the crime boss he has served now wants him dead. An uneasy alliance offers a chance of survival in a city controlled by competing criminals.

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