The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

1990
★★★☆☆ 5.2/10
⏱️ 108 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 SV
Drama
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 Zandén
Philip Zandén
Jacob
Etienne Glaser
Etienne Glaser
Joel Birkman, Home Secretary
Malin Ek
Malin Ek
Livia Birkman, his wife
Björn Kjellman
Björn Kjellman
Welja, his son
Gunilla Röör
Gunilla Röör
Katja, his daughter
Lena Nylén
Lena Nylén
Jessica, his daughter

Crew

Director
Suzanne Osten
Writer
Etienne Glaser, Madeleine Gustafsson, Suzanne Osten

Production

Filmhuset AS, Mekano Pictures AB, SVT Drama, Sandrews, Svenska Filminstitutet

Keywords

woman director