The Guardian Angel

1h 48min

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.

Production Companies

Filmhuset AS

Mekano Pictures AB

SVT Drama

Sandrews

Svenska Filminstitutet

Cast

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
Pia Bäckström

Pia Bäckström

Maria Demodov
Sven Lindqvist

Sven Lindqvist

Police minister
Lars Wiik

Lars Wiik

Secretary

Release date

18th Mar 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

svenska