Palme's Secret Agent (2015)

Sweden's war against apartheid

• Documentary
• History

At the height of the cold war a struggle broke out between Governments from all over the world as to which position to take about the system of apartheid in South Africa. Leading the fight was Olof Palmes' Swedish Government, which covertly funneled over US$ 1 billion to the resistance movement. This money was given without the knowledge of either the Parliament or the Swedish populace. At the center of the net in South Africa was a Swedish diplomat called Birgitta Karlström Dorph. Meanwhile at the UN the Swedes with their Scandinavian counterparts attempted to win the argument for economic sanctions. This led to bitter arguments which saw Palme leading the fight against the Reagan and Thatcher administrations.

Release date

October 6, 2015

Runtime

55m

Language

English

Director

Bengt Nilsson, Erik Pauser, Dylan Williams, Matthew D'Arcy

Status

Released