The Swedish Connection

The Swedish Connection

The Swedish Connection

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2026•102 min•DramaHistoryWar

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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

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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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