Overview
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.
Director and 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
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