The Swedish Torpedo
{{Short description|2024 biographical sports drama film}}
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| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Swedish|Den svenska torpeden}}
| director = Frida Kempff
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- Frida Kempff
- Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- David Herdies
- Erik Andersson
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Josefin Neldén
- Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
- Lisa Carlehed
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| distributor = TriArt
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2024|09|06|TIFF|ref1={{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Jason |title=The Swedish Torpedo |url=https://www.tiff.net/events/the-swedish-torpedo |website=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=16 August 2024}}}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = Sweden
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The Swedish Torpedo ({{langx|sv|Den svenska torpeden}}) is a 2024 biographical sports drama film directed by Frida Kempff starring Josefin Neldén as {{Interlanguage link|Sally Bauer|sv|Sally Bauer}}, a Swedish long distance swimmer who swam the English Channel in 1939. The film premiered in the Centrepiece section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Premise
In the days leading up to World War II, 30-year-old single mother Sally Bauer overcomes societal expectations as she swims the English Channel, becoming the first Scandinavian to accomplish the feat.{{cite news |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |title='Border' Star Josefin Neldén to Play Sally Bauer in Frida Kempff's 'The Swedish Torpedo' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/border-josefin-nelden-sally-bauer-frida-kempffs-swedish-torpedo-1235609521/ |access-date=16 August 2024 |agency=Variety}}
Cast
- Josefin Neldén as Sally Bauer
- Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
- Lisa Carlehed
Production
The Swedish Torpedo was supported in part by a grant from the Nordisk Film & TV Fond as well as funding from the Swedish Film Institute, Creative Europe, the Finnish Film Foundation, YLE, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the Estonian Film Institute, Konstnärsnämnden, and the Norrköpings filmfond.{{cite web |last1=Abbatescianni |first1=Davide |title=Frida Kempff to direct period drama The Swedish Torpedo |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/442464/ |website=Cineuropa |date=15 May 2023 |access-date=16 August 2024}}
Filming began in August 2023, with scenes shot in Sweden, Estonia, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
Release
On 6 September 2024, The Swedish Torpedo will screen for the press and industry professionals at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film's first public screening will take place at the festival on 12 September.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt9861200}}
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Category:2020s Swedish-language films
Category:2024 biographical drama films
Category:2020s sports drama films
Category:Films shot in Belgium
Category:Films shot in Estonia
Category:Films shot in the United Kingdom
Category:Films shot in 16 mm film
Category:Biographical films about sportspeople