Beck 19 - The Vulture 2007

Overview

Beck 19 - The Vulture is a thriller, drama, crime, and mystery film released on January 17, 2007, with a runtime of one hour and twenty-eight minutes. The plot begins when Swedish politician John Veden vanishes without a trace, leaving behind no hint that he is dead. Beck's team is assigned to the case due to a friendship between Police Chief Oberg and Veden, with whom she had dined the evening before his disappearance. Investigation reveals that Veden was a gambler carrying heavy debts while battling his addiction. This discovery leads Martin Beck, Gunvald Larsson, and the freshly returned Lena Klingström directly into Sweden's illegal gambling scene. Further complicating the matter, Veden had been planning to expose both his personal addiction and his political party's massive financial profits from gambling in a confessional book. Political allies ultimately caught wind of this planned exposure through illegal means, driving the mystery forward as the team searches for the missing politician.