The Swedish Connection

2026•1h 42m•7.9/10

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7.9/10(25)

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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Way Creative Films

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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

Simon Norrthon

Robert Paulsson

Eva Westerling

Mrs. Jönsson

Isabelle Kyed

Mrs. Nilsson

Paul Schröder

Martin Luther

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