The Swedish Connection

The Swedish Connection

100 mins | Drama, War, History | Jan. 25, 2026

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.

The Swedish Connection

100 mins | Drama, War, History | Jan. 25, 2026

The Swedish Connection
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.
Producers Way Creative Films
Original title Den svenska länken
Directors Thérèse Ahlbeck, Marcus A. Olsson
Writers Thérèse Ahlbeck, Marcus A. Olsson

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

Christoffer Nordenrot

as Dag Hammarskjöld

Per Lasson

as Per-Albin Hansson

Jonas Malmsjö

as Svante Hellstedt

Carl Jacobson

as Magnus Hallonsten

Richard Ulfsäter

as Erik Von Post

Stefan Gödicke

as Arvid Richert

Simon Norrthon

as Robert Paulsson

Eva Westerling

as Mrs. Jönsson

Isabelle Kyed

as Mrs. Nilsson

Paul Schröder

as Martin Luther

Joshua Seelenbinder

as Adolf Eichmann

Magnus Schmitz

as Border controller

Robert Holik

as Journalist