Is the movie The Swedish Connection available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

The Stream Tracker team presents a look at The Swedish Connection (2026), a restrained wartime drama that follows Gösta Engzell — a Foreign Ministry bureaucrat who, through quiet diplomacy, forged safe passages and turned neutral Sweden into a moral force that rescued thousands during WWII. In this piece you'll find a brief guide to the film's themes — the red tape of diplomacy, clandestine rescue routes, and the human cost of choosing conscience over complacency — and practical information on where to watch it: Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+. If the film has picked up festival prizes or other awards, a summary of those honors appears below along with real-time streaming availability.

Synopsis

Gösta Engzell, a largely overlooked official in Sweden’s Foreign Ministry during World War II, quietly used diplomatic channels to save thousands of lives, turning his country’s declared neutrality into an unexpected moral force. His determined challenge to bureaucratic indifference changed policy and left a durable humanitarian legacy.

Release date

2026

Duration

1h 42min

Rating

Director

Thérèse Ahlbeck

Country

Suède

Genre(s)

Biographie, Drame, Histoire

Cast

Henrik Dorsin Sissela Benn Jonas Karlsson Johan Glans Olle Jansson Oscar Töringe Loa Falkman