The Last Sentence (2012)

A story based on the life of journalist Torgny Segerstedt, who alerted the Swedish public to the threat of Fascism in the 1930s.

Director:

Jan Troell

Writers:

Kenne Fant (book), Klaus Rifbjerg (screenplay)

Stars:

Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesper Christensen	...	Torgny Segerstedt
Pernilla August	...	Maja Forssman
Ulla Skoog	...	Puste Segerstedt
Björn Granath	...	Axel Forssman
Kenneth Milldoff	...	Per Albin Hansson
Lennart Hjulström	...	Marcus Wallenberg
Peter Andersson	...	Christian Günther
Birte Heribertson	...	Estrid Ancker
Lia Boysen	...	Anita Levisson
Maria Heiskanen	...	Pirjo
Johanna Troell	...	Ingrid Segerstedt
Åsa-Lena Hjelm	...	Ida
Marina Nyström	...	Hilda
Hanna Holmqvist	...	Eva Segerstedt
Pasi Ilvesviita	...	Tojje Segerstedt

Storyline

Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. He fought a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death in 1945 and during these tumultuous times his private life was marked by a world in chaos, as he falls in love with his friend's wife while married himself. THE LAST SENTENCE weaves together the story of a psychological love story with a portrayal of the political situation Sweden found itself in during the Second World War. A gripping, dramatic and poetic tale about a man, who could not be silenced.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | 1930s | world war two | 1940s | 

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Taglines:

In the face of evil, one man refused to be silent.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Sweden Norway

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

20 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last Sentence

Filming Locations:

Studio Kronan, Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,020, 22 June 2014

Gross USA:

$62,506

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$327,506

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmlance International AB, Film i Väst, Filmpool Nord

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The craftsmen briefly appearing at the editorial office, Eddie Axberg and Pierre Lindstedt have both more or less leading roles in an other Jan Troell film, The Emigrants (Utvandrarna).

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Goofs

In the movie at a party which is supposed to take place 1938 the swedish song "Hur har du det med kärleken idag?" is played and also sung by the character Maja Forssman. This song is from 1945 and was then made popular by the famous swedish artist Ulla Billquist.

User Reviews

Mixed opinions

Borrowed from a library, this movie was first watched by a friend. Because I had picked the movie because of its theme, I was, hence, tentative. The friend found the movie long and made too complicated with its English subtitles and 'ghosts'. However, this is a friend who cannot sit and watch a movie... has to get up and 'do other things' in 'the boring sections'. Does not work with subtitles.

So, I began to watch it with some apprehension. Which swiftly disappeared. Perhaps because I am an activist/dissident in Canada (and I use such movies to ask myself and others, what makes us so naive about our failed democracies when we have stories like this in our history?), it was the subtitles of the dialogue that struck so true. And, being male, (my friend is female) I could relate with the man's inner turmoil. Making the ghosts of three important women in the main character's life becomes an effective tool for exposing this man's conscience. It is also good to follow up the movie with the extras provided with the DVD.

This is a movie I would buy for my collection of 'movies for reflection' on human behaviour that becomes sad ignorance of situations like this... where governments push down the truth. Sweden might use the excuse that they had to do what they had to do to suppress this man and his defence of freedom of speech. This movie simply emphasizes that we have no excuse.