The Guardian Angel

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.

Country:

Sweden

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

108 minutes

Year:

1990

Director:

Suzanne Osten

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Company:

Filmhuset AS,

Mekano Pictures AB,

SVT Drama,

Sandrews,

Svenska Filminstitutet

Cast:

Jacob

Joel Birkman, Home Secretary

Livia Birkman, his wife

Welja, his son

Katja, his daughter

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