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A Toast to the Scaffold

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One of Daadh’s old radical comrades is accused of treason and hung on the square. His body is to go to Uppsala University for dissection for the advancement of medical science. When the body disappears and two more murders take place, Daadh realizes that someone will kill indiscriminately to prevent him from uncovering a dangerous truth. Directed by Kristina Humle, 2011, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.

Unsolved Murders. Forbidden Love. Europe in Turmoil.
Anno 1790 is an innovative crime drama set in Stockholm during the time of the Enlightenment. The French Revolution has already taken place and has created a dividing line across Europe. To freethinkers it is a beacon of hope, but to conservatives and those in power, an ominous threat. After his return from the war in Finland, Surgeon Johan Gustav Daadh takes a job as a police inspector. His methods may not be modern, but motives for the crimes remain unchanged: revenge, greed, love, jealousy and politics. He’s torn between loyalty to the king and to his progressive ideals and struggles with forbidden love for his boss’ wife Magdalena, who shares his vision for a just and free society.

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