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  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 6 m

Summary With Sweden caught between Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Russia, the country’s elites chose a policy of neutrality and compliance, with few daring to speak up against the evil around them. Among those who did, nobody was as loud and as uncompromising as Segerstedt (Jesper Christensen), a leading Swedish journalist of the 20th century. In th...

Directed By: Jan Troell

Written By: Kenne Fant, Klaus Rifbjerg, Jan Troell

  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Music Box Films
  • 2 h 6 m

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Summary With Sweden caught between Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Russia, the country’s elites chose a policy of neutrality and compliance, with few daring to speak up against the evil around them. Among those who did, nobody was as loud and as uncompromising as Segerstedt (Jesper Christensen), a leading Swedish journalist of the 20th century. In th...

Directed By: Jan Troell

Written By: Kenne Fant, Klaus Rifbjerg, Jan Troell

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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53% Positive
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47% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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53% Positive
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88
Jun 20, 2014
A remarkably full-bodied and frank character study that illuminates the old saw about the political being personal in a genuinely unusual way.
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80
Jun 19, 2014
Measured and beautifully modulated, the 82-year-old director has the kind of sureness and fluidity that is easy to underestimate. But it's difficult not to be impressed by the results.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 11, 2014
It’s a thoughtful and workmanlike portrait, but a less than profoundly moving one.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 16, 2014
Though ambitiously busy, the film is also self-sabotaging and stagnant, showcasing its main character's struggles without interpreting them into a cohesive thesis.
By David Lee Dallas FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 19, 2014
Troell’s portrait, driven by a desire to excavate the truth, is a refreshing respite from artificial biopics.
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50
Jun 19, 2014
This biographical drama, shot in crisp black-and-white, offers a potentially intriguing study in high-minded political/moral obstinacy, but feels too claustrophobic — and, finally, tediously like a one-man window on great events — to fully come to dramatic life.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 17, 2014
This attention to the personal crises of Segerstedt comes at the expense of a broader and more elusive subject, namely, the war. We know what Segerstedt did, and Troell tries to ask why. What he ignores are the implications.
By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Filmlance International AB, Film i Väst, Filmpool Nord, Nordisk Film Distribution, Sveriges Television (SVT), Metronome Productions, Dagsljus Filmequipment, Nordisk Film Shortcut Stockholm, Maipo Film
Release Date Jun 20, 2014
Duration 2 h 6 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline On the man who challenged the Third Reich.
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Awards

Guldbagge Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Montréal World Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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