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The Swedish Connection

PG-13

2026

102 minutes

DramaHistoryWar

Overview

This is a Swedish story of an unknown hero, Gösta Engzell, a down-prioritised bureaucrat at the Swedish Foreign Ministry during the 2nd World War who saved thousands of lives and turned the so-called neutral Sweden into a moral superpower along the way.

Top Cast

Henrik Dorsin headshot

Henrik Dorsin

Gösta Engzell

Sissela Benn headshot

Sissela Benn

Rut Vogl

Jonas Karlsson headshot

Jonas Karlsson

Staffan Söderström

Johan Glans headshot

Johan Glans

Göran Von Otter

Olle Jansson headshot

Olle Jansson

Christian Günther

Oscar Töringe headshot

Oscar Töringe

Nils Erik Eklund

Loa Falkman headshot

Loa Falkman

Marcus Ehrenpreis

Marianne Mörck headshot

Marianne Mörck

Stina Johansson

Rakel Benér headshot

Rakel Benér

Maria Bondy

Figge Norling headshot

Figge Norling

Claes Westring

Christoffer Nordenrot headshot

Christoffer Nordenrot

Dag Hammarskjöld

Per Lasson headshot

Per Lasson

Per-Albin Hansson

Jonas Malmsjö headshot

Jonas Malmsjö

Svante Hellstedt

Carl Jacobson headshot

Carl Jacobson

Magnus Hallonsten

Richard Ulfsäter headshot

Richard Ulfsäter

Erik Von Post

Stefan Gödicke headshot

Stefan Gödicke

Arvid Richert

Simon Norrthon headshot

Simon Norrthon

Robert Paulsson

Eva Westerling headshot

Eva Westerling

Mrs. Jönsson

Isabelle Kyed headshot

Isabelle Kyed

Mrs. Nilsson

Paul Schröder headshot

Paul Schröder

Martin Luther

Joshua Seelenbinder headshot

Joshua Seelenbinder

Adolf Eichmann

Magnus Schmitz headshot

Magnus Schmitz

Border controller

Robert Holik headshot

Robert Holik

Journalist