The Swedish Connection

Synopsis

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

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Carl Jacobson

Magnus Hallonsten

Richard Ulfsäter

Erik Von Post

Stefan Gödicke

Arvid Richert

Simon Norrthon

Robert Paulsson

Eva Westerling

Mrs. Jönsson

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Isabelle Kyed

Mrs. Nilsson

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Paul Schröder

Martin Luther

Crew

Art

• Michael Higgins Production Design
• Viera Dandová Art Direction
• Pontus Sovelius Pettersson Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

• Ingrid Sjögren Costume Design
• Linda Boije af Gennäs Makeup Designer
• Erica Spetzig Makeup Artist

Crew

• Joachim Hedén Cinematography

Directing

• Thérèse Ahlbeck Director
• Marcus Olsson Director
• Miroslav Mika Third Assistant Director
• Daniela Paulova Second Assistant Director
• Jiří Severa First Assistant Director

Editing

• Michał Leszczyłowski Editor
• Joakim Pietras Editor

Production

• Julia Gebauer Producer
• Nina Bisgaard Executive Producer
• Jonas Sörensson Executive Producer
• Suse Marquardt Casting Director

Sound

• Johan Testad Music
• Kaspar Kaae Original Music Composer
• Benny Persson Sound Designer
• Carsten Richter Foley Artist
• John Rönnerblad Sound Mixer
• Blažej Vidlička Sound Recordist
• Daniel Weis Foley Mixer

Writing

• Marcus Olsson Writer
• Thérèse Ahlbeck Writer

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