Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg | |
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Directed by | Kjell Grede |
Produced by | Katinka Faragó |
Written by | Kjell Grede |
Starring | Stellan Skarsgård |
Cinematography | Esa Vuorinen |
Release date(s) | 5 October 1990 |
Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (Swedish: God afton, Herr Wallenberg - En Passionshistoria från verkligheten) is a 1990 film about Swedish World War II diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who was instrumental in saving the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. He is played by Stellan Skarsgård.
The film won four Guldbagge Awards: Best Film (Katinka Faragó), Best Direction (Kjell Grede), Best Screenplay (Kjell Grede), and Best Cinematography (Esa Vuorinen). It was also entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[1]