The Guardian Angel
5.8
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.
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Philip Zandén
Jacob
Known for
438 Days
Open Hearts
Etienne Glaser
Joel Birkman, Home Secretary
Also in
The Fourth Man
The Mozart Brothers
Malin Ek
Livia Birkman, his wife
Also in
False as Water
Sunday's Children
Björn Kjellman
Welja, his son
Known for
Love & Anarchy
With Every Heartbeat
Gunilla Röör
Katja, his daughter
Known for
Yrrol: An Enormously Well Thought Out Movie
Lena Nylén
Jessica, his daughter
Known for
Simon & the Oaks
Hanna Hartleb
Hanna
No other roles listed
Pia Bäckström
Maria Demodov
Also in
Lethal Film
The Girl, the Mother and the Demons
Tuncel Kurtiz
Ivar
Known for
The Magnificent Century
Ezel
Sven Lindqvist
Police minister
Also in
Exterminate All the Brutes
Reuben Sallmander
Konstantin
Known for
Quicksand
Millennium
Lars Wiik
Secretary
Also in
Hundarna i Riga
A Swedish Love Story
Suzanne Osten Director · Etienne Glaser Writer Madeleine Gustafsson Writer
First release March 18, 1990 · Produced in Sweden · Production Mekano Pictures AB, SVT Drama
Production
Filmhuset AS
Production
Mekano Pictures AB
Production
SVT Drama
Production
Sandrews
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Skyddsängeln
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · March 18, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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