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Film / 1990
The Guardian Angel
Directed by
Suzanne Osten
An unspecified European country ca 1912 in the throws of political upheaval. A man only dressed in black (Jacob, played by Philip Zandén) is hired to assassinate the Interior Minister Joel Birkman (Etienne Glaser) after a particular brutal strike down of a student protest. He takes up work as the minister's bodyguard at his summer residence, and get's entangled in the affairs and politics of the Birkman family.
The story
An unspecified European country ca 1912 in the throws of political upheaval. A man only dressed in black (Jacob, played by Philip Zandén) is hired to assassinate the Interior Minister Joel Birkman (Etienne Glaser) after a particular brutal strike down of a student protest. He takes up work as the minister's bodyguard at his summer residence, and get's entangled in the affairs and politics of the Birkman family.
Cast
Philip ZandénJacob
Etienne GlaserJoel Birkman, Home Secretary
Malin EkLivia Birkman, his wife
Björn KjellmanWelja, his son
Gunilla RöörKatja, his daughter
Lena NylénJessica, his daughter
Hanna HartlebHanna
Pia BäckströmMaria Demodov
Tuncel KurtizIvar
Sven LindqvistPolice minister
Reuben SallmanderKonstantin
Lars WiikSecretary
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