Unmissable Swedish thriller set to drop on Netflix this week

'Simon arrives in Lund full of anticipation and ready for his life to really begin; but is quickly disappointed by law school. During a violent protest march he meets the anarchistic young woman Max and falls in love. She dazzles him with a world of excess, lies and huge risks - and when he realizes the damage that’s done, it’s already too late to escape. An Honest Life is a thriller about betrayal, class and the appeal of living outside the law.'

In addition to Loof and Rios, it stars Peter Andersson, Willy Ramnek Petri, Arvid von Heland, Nathalie Merchant, Christopher Rigeblad, Fabian Hedlund, Lucas Grimstedt, Alice Andersson, Robin Jurca and Johan Charles.

Peter Andersson will be a familiar face to some as he has starred in projects such as the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, Underworld, Jack Ryan; Shadow Recruit and Flickering Lights.

An Honest Life is emotional and brutal

Director Mikael Marcimain described the novel as "emotional and brutal", so can we expect something akin to the hugely successful The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series?

“After a number of period projects, I wanted to make a contemporary film that’s exciting, rawly sensual and loaded with social commentary," he told Netflix.

"Joakim Zander’s emotional, brutal and dark novel, “An Honest Life”, a coming of age thriller set at a university felt like perfect cinematic material. It’s a gripping, anarchistic love story with complex characters and should allow for a classic yet punk rock approach to the making of the film”

An Honest Life arrives on Netflix on 31st July.