Swedish thriller which is part 1 of a trilogy based on Stieg Larsson's novels. Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece. He is joined by computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, who has a mysterious past.