Swedish with English subtitles. Based on the life of Torgny Segerstedt, editor-in-chief of one of Sweden’s leading newspapers, highlighting his one-man battle against Nazism and his country’s policy of appeasement to Hitler.
Last Sentence, The
Drama | Foreign | 2014
Cast
Jesper Christensen, Ulla Skoog, Pernilla August, Bjorn Granath
Synopsis
Oscar-nominated director Jan Troell, one of Sweden’s most acclaimed filmmakers, directs the biopic The Last Sentence. Set against the backdrop of WWII, The Last Sentence is based on the life of crusading journalist Torgny Segerstedt, editor-in-chief of one of Sweden’s leading newspapers, highlighting his one-man battle against Nazism and his country’s policy of appeasement to Hitler.
Producers
Francy Suntinger
Director
Jan Troell

Official Selection, Stockholm International Film Festival
2012
Official Selection, Los Angeles Scandinavian Film Festival
2013
Official Selection, Portland International Film Festival
2013
Official Selection, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
2013
Official Selection, St. Louis International Film Festival
2013
Official Selection, Festival: Cine Nórdico en Cine UC
2015