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About
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.
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Reviews
"A richly detailed portrait of a great man riddled with flaws and undone by adulation."
NPR
"A magnificent film...Troell is a great and restrained director, seldom extravagant or showy, but trusting of actors, décor and a relentless attention to mixed motives."
The New Republic
"Fascinating. Unexpected, a true tale of WWII resistance from a new perspective."
The Boston Herald
Extended Details
- SubtitlesEnglish
- Closed CaptionsEnglish