Writing
Sven Lindqvist
Born — Died
1932-03-28 — 2019-05-14
Place of birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Known for
Writing
Credits
2 titles
Sven Oskar Lindqvist was a Swedish author of mostly non-fiction, whose works include Exterminate All the Brutes and A History of Bombing. He has been described as one of the most important authors in modern Swedish literature.
Known for
7.4Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021
5.4An unspecified European country ca 1912 in the throws of political upheaval. A man only dressed in black (Jacob, played by Philip Zandén) is hired to assassinate the Interior Minister Joel Birkman (Etienne Glaser) after a particular brutal strike down of a student protest. He takes up work as the minister's bodyguard at his summer residence, and get's entangled in the affairs and politics of the Birkman family.
The Guardian Angel
1990