An 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.

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Cast

Philip Zandén

Jacob

Malin Ek

Livia Birkman, his wife

Björn Kjellman

Welja, his son

Gunilla Röör

Katja, his daughter

Tuncel Kurtiz

Ivar

Sven Lindqvist

Police minister

Reuben Sallmander

Konstantin

Lars Wiik

Secretary