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A Swedish Defence

A Swedish Defence

It's hard being a weapons engineer if your daughter is an anti-war-activist.

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In this satirical drama, an international arms deal is interrupted by teenage protesters. A Swedish engineer tries to prevent his activist daughter from embarrassing him at work and ruining Sweden's relations with Turkey.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 November 2021

Country

Sweden

Cast

Torkel Petersson

Torkel Petersson

Josef

Omeya Lundqvist-Simbizi

Omeya Lundqvist-Simbizi

Nadia

Jessica Liedberg

Jessica Liedberg

Annika

Mahmut Suvakci

Mahmut Suvakci

General Berkan

Jakob Fahlstedt

Jakob Fahlstedt

Security Guard Magnus

Hanna Rizgar

Hanna Rizgar

Zerya

Christian Kinell

Christian Kinell

Member of the Swedish Delegation

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