The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 18, 1990
• Runtime
• 108 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Suzanne Osten

The Guardian Angel — Cast

Philip Zandén Jacob

E

Etienne Glaser Joel Birkman, Home Secretary Malin Ek Livia Birkman, his wife Björn Kjellman Welja, his son Gunilla Röör Katja, his daughter

L

Lena Nylén Jessica, his daughter

H

Hanna Hartleb Hanna

P

Pia Bäckström Maria Demodov