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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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Etienne Glaser, Madeleine Gustafsson, Suzanne Osten
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Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Filmhuset AS, Mekano Pictures AB, SVT Drama, Sandrews, Svenska Filminstitutet
Cast
Suzanne Osten
Director
Philip Zandén
Jacob
Etienne Glaser
Joel Birkman, Home Secretary
Malin Ek
Livia Birkman, his wife
Björn Kjellman
Welja, his son
Gunilla Röör
Katja, his daughter
Lena Nylén
Jessica, his daughter
Hanna Hartleb
Hanna
Pia Bäckström
Maria Demodov
Tuncel Kurtiz
Ivar
Sven Lindqvist
Police minister
Reuben Sallmander
Konstantin
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