This Article analyzes the 2007 Swedish film Solstorm, an adaptation of the book The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson. The rationale for engaging with this particular film is to apply Rick Altman’s semantic/syntactic framework for genre analysis to a film that is on the margins of what might be considered a law film. By utilizing this theoretical framework, the Article evaluates both the descriptive and what might be termed the more ideological dimensions of Solstorm to determine whether the film, and other films not clearly within the genre, can be drawn within the boundaries of a law film. Solstorm is a useful example because at first sight it does not appear an obvious choice for inclusion within the category, as there are no court scenes and indeed no trial. Yet, the film shares some common characteristics with more conspicuous candidates. The analysis requires consideration of where concepts of justice sit with respect to the boundaries of law film. Put simply: Is Solstorm a law film? Altman’s goal was to aid the development of genre theory, which is clearly more applicable when there are established conventions and principles with which to work. Although law film has little of this, Altman’s framework is still a useful mechanism to apply to a single film and to link the film back into the wider body of material.