The Commander vs The Swedish Connection
The Swedish Connection has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for The Commander). The Swedish Connection is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h . The Commander is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Commander
The Swedish Connection| The Commander | The Swedish Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Sweden |
| Director | Edoardo De Angelis | Marcus Olsson, Thérèse Ahlbeck |
| Main cast | Arturo Muselli, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Paolo Bonacelli | Sissela Benn, Stefan Gödicke, Jonas Karlsson, Henrik Dorsin, Christoffer Nordenrot |
Synopsis
The Commander
One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine…
The Swedish Connection
Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, overlooked during WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting humanitarian legacy.
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