The Swedish Connection vs The Volunteers: To the War
The Swedish Connection has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.8/10 for The Volunteers: To the War). The Swedish Connection is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 21m. The Volunteers: To the War is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Swedish Connection
The Volunteers: To the War| The Swedish Connection | The Volunteers: To the War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Sweden | – |
| Director | Marcus Olsson, Thérèse Ahlbeck | Chen Kaige |
| Main cast | Sissela Benn, Stefan Gödicke, Jonas Karlsson, Henrik Dorsin, Christoffer Nordenrot | Zhang Ziyi, Xin Baiqing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhu Yawen, Zhang Zifeng |
Synopsis
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.
The Volunteers: To the War
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North…
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