The Guardian Angel

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MOVIE

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.

Original Title

Skyddsängeln

Release Date

1990-03-18

Year

1990

Duration

1h 48m

Status

Released

Score

5.20

Genres

#woman-director

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

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Lena Nylén

Jessica, his daughter

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Hanna Hartleb

Hanna

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Pia Bäckström

Maria Demodov

Tuncel Kurtiz

Tuncel Kurtiz

Ivar

Sven Lindqvist

Sven Lindqvist

Police minister