The Swedish Torpedo
The Swedish Torpedo is a 2024 biographical sports drama film directed by Frida Kempff starring Josefin Neldén as, 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.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.Filming began in August 2023, with scenes shot in Sweden, Estonia, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.