THE SWEDISH TORPEDO
By Frida Kempff
Country: Suède
Languages: Swedish, Danish, English
Original title: Den svenska torpeden
Casting: Josefin Nelden, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard
Production year: 2024
Runtime: 02h00
Production company: Momento Film
Southern Sweden, summer 1939.
World War II is looming. 30-year-old single mother Sally Bauer can’t tear herself from the sea. She is determined to become the first Scandinavian to swim the English Channel. Facing social pressure and sanctioned by her family who threatens to take her son away, she confronts conventions and fiercely crawls her way through a record-breaking journey.
Toronto International Film Festival – Official Selection
