The Swedish Connectionsv9u6

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Ano: 2026

Director: Therese Ahlbeck e Marcus Olsson

The film begins in 1942, in Stockholm. Sweden was surrounded by countries invaded by Hitler. It declared itself neutral but served the Nazis.

Sweden decreed that Swedish Jews would have the letter J in red on their passports.

It was completely subservient to the commands of the German government.

The Legal Department of Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was administered by Engzell.The film begins in 1942, in Stockholm. Sweden was surrounded by countries invaded by Hitler. It declared itself neutral but served the Nazis. Sweden decreed that Swedish Jews would have the letter J in red on their passports. It was completely subservient to the commands of the German government. The Legal Department of Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was administered by EngzellA meek and fearful man who worked in a small, windowless room with an antechamber in the building's basement. He carried out orders from people in superior positions.
With his family, he was calm and lacked assertiveness. He enjoyed reading stories to his younger son, and his wife was the one who took the initiative to solve everyday problems.

His desk was full of passport applications from Jews hoping to immigrate to Sweden. They were awaiting a solution. As the applications piled up, a young woman was hired, in addition to two other men who came with the task of filing these stalled processes 

The young woman, concerned about the plight of the Jews seeking refuge to avoid the torture of the Nazi "concentration camps," disagreed with the archiving of those asylum requests. The other men, without much ceremony, decided to file them away.

Engzell, generally indecisive, when he felt pressured in his own department by the men who were deciding for him, revolted andEngzell, generally indecisive, when he felt pressured in his own department by the men who were deciding for him, revolted and asserted the authority that was due to him, canceling any and all filings without his own decision on each case. This is the beginning of the change for the legal department and for Engzell. asserted the authority that was due to him, canceling any and all filings without his own decision on each case. This is the beginning of the change for the legal department and for Engzell.Engzell, generally indecisive, when he felt pressured in his own department by the men who were deciding for him, revolted and asserted the authority due to him, canceling any and all filings without his own decision on each case. This is the beginning of the change for the legal department and for Engzell.

There was a special case considered "weak" for obtaining the repatriation visa for two 11-year-old twin boys whose mother, Jewish, had married a Swede. Engzell's team went to investigate the location of these boys after passports were granted to them. But, unfortunately, it is not well understood why the children, who were destined to return by train, never arrived.

  

Engzell's objective was to gradually alter the perverse agreement, creating more and more precedents to end the practice of marking passports of Jews with a red J. This practice, obviously, facilitated the extradition and arrest of these individuals. It was an abusive, malevolent agreement that turned Swedes into enslaved lackeys to a bloodthirsty power.

We see Engzell transforming from a fearful man, always intimidated by the arrogance of his superiors, into a determined man, convinced of his values and no longer influenced by those who consider themselves superior. He knows what to do; he recognizes what is important. In agreement with the Ministry and through a Jewish exile, he secures funds for the subsistence of the arriving immigrants.home too, in front of his family, he changes. He takes different actions and surprises, especially his youngest son, who was closest to him.

Engzell's change has no economic motives, nor does he aspire to positions of power. He simply feels alive now. He has a reason to live that makes sense, that ennobles his soul. He expands himself by giving meaning to his existence. An ordinary man who doesn't want or need to be better than anyone else, discovering within himself a dignity and intelligence that makes him unique in this world. Engzell finds himself and is happy, even while taking risks.

  Based on real events. Engzell never took credit for the one hundred thousand people saved from Nazi persecution. He continued his work, in silence. But Sweden was cited in the Washington Post as a moral beacon during the Second World War. A great hero.

   It takes courage, even if it's just to win within our own little world.

This film is a toast to the recognition of a great man. He, indeed, was deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize!

  

 

  O filme inicia  em 1942, em Stocolmo . Suécia está cercada por países invadidos por Hitler. Declarava-se neutra mas servia aos nazistas.

   Suécia determinou que os judeus suecos teriam a letra J em vermelho em seus passaportes. 

   Estava completamente subserviente aos comandos do governo alemão . 

   O Departamento Jurídico da Suécia das Relações Exteriores  era administrado por Engzell.  

    Homem pacato e medroso que trabalhava numa pequena sala sem janelas com ante- sala no,porão  do prédio. Executava ordens de pessoas com cargos superiores. 

    Com a familia era calmo e pouco determinado. Gostava de ler histórias para seu filho menor e sua esposa era quem tomava as iniciativas para resolução de problemas cotidianos. 

    Sua mesa de trabalho era cheia de pedidos de passaportes de judeus que esperavam imigrar para Suécia. Aguardavam solução. 

    Com os pedidos se avolumando foram contratados uma moça , além de dois  outros homens que vieram com a incumbência de arquivar esses processos parados . 

   A moça preocupada com a situação dos judeus que tentavam um refúgio para não irem para tortura dos “ Campos de concentração”  nazista, discordava do arquivamento daqueles pedidos de asilo. Os outros homens, sem muita cerimônia, decidiam o encaixotamento para o arquivo.                  Engzell em geral indeciso, quando se sentiu em seu  próprio departamento pressionado pelos homens que foram decidir por ele , revoltou-se e, fez valer a autoridade que lhe era devida cancelando todo e  qualquer arquivamento sem sua própria  decisão sobre cada caso. Esse é o início da mudança do departamento jurídico e de Engzell.

   Havia um caso especial considerado “fraco” para a obtenção do visto de repatriamento de dois garotos gêmeos de 11 anos cuja mãe, judia, havia se casado com um sueco. A equipe de Engzell foi investigar a localização desses garotos depois que foi concedido a eles passaporte . Mas. Infelizmente não se sabe bem o porquê  as crianças que estavam destinadas a retornar de trem , não chegaram. 

    O objetivo de Engzell era de pouco a pouco, alterar o acordo perverso, criando cada vez mais precedentes para acabar com a norma da colocação do J vermelho nos passaportes de judeus. Norma essa que, obviamente, facilitava a extradição  e prisão, desses.  Acordo abusivo, malévolo que transformava os suecos em lacaios escravizados ao poder sanguinário 

    Vemos Engzell transformando-se de homem medroso, sempre assustado com a prepotência de seus superiores, em homem determinado e convicto de seus valores e não influenciado mais por quem se crê superior. Ele sabe o que fazer, reconhece o que é importante. Em  acordo com o Ministério e através de um exilado judeu consegue dinheiro para a subsistência dos imigrantes que chegarão.

   Em casa também, frente à família , ele muda. Toma atitudes diferentes e surpreende principalmente ao filho mais novo que lhe era mais próximo. 

    A mudança de Engzell não tem motivos econômicos   nem tampouco ambiciona cargos de poder. Simplesmente agora sente-se vivo. Tem uma razão pra viver que faz sentido, que enobrece sua alma. Ele se expande dando sentido a sua existência. Um homem comum que não quer nem precisa ser  melhor do que ninguém descobrindo em si  dignidade e inteligência que o faz ser único , nesse mundo. Engzell se encontra consigo mesmo e está feliz , mesmo correndo riscos.

   Baseado em fatos reais . Engzell nunca apareceu como responsável pelas  cem mil pessoas salvas da perseguição nazista. Continuou seu trabalho, em silêncio. Mas Suécia foi citada no Washington Post como referência moral da segunda guerra. Grande herói. 

    É preciso ter coragem mesmo que seja pra vencer dentro de nosso pequeno mundinho. 

    Esse filme brinda ao reconhecimento de um grande homem. Este  sim, merecedor do prêmio Nobel da Paz!