The Guardian Angel
1990, Swedish. Directed by Suzanne Osten.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Suzanne OstenDirector
- Philip ZandénJacob
- Etienne GlaserJoel Birkman, Home Secretary
- Malin EkLivia Birkman, his wife
- Björn KjellmanWelja, his son
- Gunilla RöörKatja, his daughter
- Lena NylénJessica, his daughter
- Hanna HartlebHanna
- Pia BäckströmMaria Demodov
- Tuncel KurtizIvar
- Sven LindqvistPolice minister
- Reuben SallmanderKonstantin
- Lars WiikSecretary
Details
- Released
- 18 March 1990
- Original title
- Skyddsängeln
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Suzanne Osten, Etienne Glaser, Madeleine Gustafsson
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The Guardian Angel runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The Guardian Angel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 March 1990. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Guardian Angel?
The Guardian Angel (1990) was directed by Suzanne Osten and stars Philip Zandén, Etienne Glaser, Malin Ek.