EXCLUSIVE: A film adaptation of 2024 Swedish Book Of The Year winner ‘ When The Cranes Fly South ’ is in the works from B-Reel Films , the label behind Netflix hit The Helicopter Heist . The principals of the Stockholm-based indie told Deadline about plans for the movie, and about working with Lupin creator George Kay on new Netflix drama The Case .

Cranes Take Flight

‘When The Cranes Fly South’ was Lisa Ridzén’s debut novel and hot property after winning the Swedish Book Of The Year, the 2025 Swedish Bookseller’s Prize, and being shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025. It follows Bo, an elderly man in the final act of his life and reflecting on his childhood, marriage, and relationships with family and friends.

“I cried and laughed my way through th

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