The Swedish Connection
February 13, 2026
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.
Cast and crew
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MO
Marcus Olsson
Director
TA
Thérèse Ahlbeck
Director
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
CJ
Carl Jacobson
Magnus Hallonsten
Richard Ulfsäter
Erik Von Post
Stefan Gödicke
Arvid Richert
Simon Norrthon
Robert Paulsson
Eva Westerling
Mrs. Jönsson
IK
Isabelle Kyed
Mrs. Nilsson
PS
Paul Schröder
Martin Luther
JS
Joshua Seelenbinder
Adolf Eichmann
Magnus Schmitz
Border controller
Robert Holik
Journalist
Sigge Dorsin
Göran Engzell
RB
Robert Beyer
Wilfried Hochholdinger
IA
Isa Aouifia
Heino Hansen
KP
Kryddan Peterson
JL
Johannes Lindkvist