The Swedish Connection

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.

Cast

Henrik Dorsin

as Gösta Engzell

Sissela Benn

as Rut Vogl

Jonas Karlsson

as Staffan Söderström

Johan Glans

as Göran Von Otter

Olle Jansson

as Christian Günther

Oscar Töringe

as Nils Erik Eklund

Loa Falkman

as Marcus Ehrenpreis

Marianne Mörck

as Stina Johansson

Rakel Benér

as Maria Bondy

Figge Norling

as Claes Westring

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Not long after the start of WWII, the neutral Swedish relationship with the Third Reich was precarious and they were extremely conscious that risking their ire was fraught with danger. Meantime, though, across the border in newly occupied Norway the Jewish population were beginning to be ostracised ...

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