The Guardian Angel

Skyddsängeln

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.

Director

Suzanne Osten

Novela

Ricarda Huch

Screenplay

Suzanne Osten

Screenplay

Etienne Glaser

Status

Released

Release date

18/03/1990

Original language

Swedish