Film
The Swedish Connection
2026 · 1h 42m · Drama · History · War
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- 6.8
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Overview
Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, overlooked during WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting humanitarian legacy.
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Cast
Henrik Dorsin
Gösta Engzell
Sissela Benn
Rut Vogl
Jonas Karlsson
Staffan Söderström
Johan Glans
Göran Von Otter
Olle Jansson
Christian Günther
Oscar Töringe
Nils Erik Eklund
Loa Falkman
Marcus Ehrenpreis
Marianne Mörck
Stina Johansson
Rakel Benér
Maria Bondy
Figge Norling
Claes Westring
Christoffer Nordenrot
Dag Hammarskjöld
Per Lasson
Per-Albin Hansson
Jonas Malmsjö
Svante Hellstedt
Carl Jacobson
Magnus Hallonsten
Richard Ulfsäter
Erik Von Post
Stefan Gödicke
Arvid Richert
Crew
- Thérèse AhlbeckDirector · Writer
- Marcus OlssonDirector · Writer
- Julia GebauerProducer
- Nina BisgaardExecutive Producer
- Jonas SörenssonExecutive Producer
- Kaspar KaaeOriginal Music Composer
- Michał LeszczyłowskiEditor
- Joakim PietrasEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 13, 2026
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
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