The Guardian Angel (1990)
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.
- Released
- 1990-03-18
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Suzanne Osten
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Philip Zandén as Jacob
- Etienne Glaser as Joel Birkman, Home Secretary
- Malin Ek as Livia Birkman, his wife
- Björn Kjellman as Welja, his son
- Gunilla Röör as Katja, his daughter
- Lena Nylén as Jessica, his daughter
- Hanna Hartleb as Hanna
- Pia Bäckström as Maria Demodov
- Tuncel Kurtiz as Ivar
- Sven Lindqvist as Police minister
- Reuben Sallmander as Konstantin
- Lars Wiik as Secretary