THE SWEDISH TORPEDO

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 societal and familial pressure to prioritize her responsibilities as a mother, she confronts conventions and fiercely crawls her way through a record-breaking journey. 

Director: Frida Kempff
Screenwriters: Frida Kempff, Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten
Producers: Erik Andersson, David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski
Cast: Josefin Neldén, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Arthur Sörbring, LIsa Carlehed, Gunnel Fred, Cecilia Milocco

A co-production between Momento Film, Amrion, Velvet Films, Inland Film Company, Film i Väst, TV4, SVT, RTBF (Belgian Television) and Proximus

Produced with the support of Svenska Filminstitutet, Cultural Endowment Of Estonia, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Finnish Film Foundation, Estonian Film Institute, Film Estonia, Film and Audiovisual Center of Wallonia Brussels Federation, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, Norrköpings Filmfond, Creative Europe - Media Programme Of The European Union, Viru Film Fund, Film Fund Of Estonian Islands, Konstnärsnämnden,, Region Västmanland and Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government

Produced in association with Yle, Three Brothers and Läsk

Distribution by Scandinavian Film Distribution

World Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
8 x nominations at the Swedish Film Awards Guldbaggen

TECHNICAL INFO

Title: The Swedish Torpedo (int.), Den Svenska Torpeden (se)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 120 minutes
Original language: Swedish, Danish, English