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The film is inspired by real events from Sally Bauer's life.

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THE SWEDISH TORPEDO

Here.

Drink.

Take it.

- Mom! - Hi.

Are you sad?

Did you swim fast?

Come.

The German National Socialist Party has assumed a more hostile tone

and the public's attention is fixed on Hitler's next step.

- Carla. - Are there concerns for a new World War?

European leaders will discuss a treaty in Munich next week.

Come help me.

Could you take down these bags from the shelf?

You didn't make it?

No.

No.

Hey... And look at you.

You have to hide it better. Put the collar up.

- Are you getting the bags, Carla? - Yes.

Could you get the bowl behind the pickles too?

- How are you? - I'm good, it's nothing.

Ouch!

What is it, Carla?

- Alfred! - What's going on?

- It's Carla. - What is it, Carla?

- It's happening again. - Move!

- What's going on? - Not again! No, no...

- It's alright. Can you stand? - I'll get the car.

- No, no... - Put your arm around me.

One, two, three... There.

- Move, Sally. - It'll be okay. Move!

Watch your head. It'll be alright, honey.

Carla...

Just leave it.

Why are you always on about one of those dishwashing machines

when you can do it yourself?

One should take care of one's own filth.

There's no point in changing things that work.

Wasting money on stuff like that.

I know what it's like to have nothing.

And what would people say? Huh?

There's enough talk about our family already.

Just thinking about one oneself...

What do you mean?

The money you borrowed to pay rent...

What did you spend it on?

I'm doing what you want. I'm going to that school.

You have a son to care for.

- Did you forget? - Of course I haven't.

Of course I haven't...

Lars!

- Here. - Thank you.

Mom?

Is Carla sick?

Yes, but

she's getting care at the hospital.

Okay.

Come.

What are you up to?

Good night.

Time for bed.

Come here.

Lars.

No. Please.

Hey, come here. There we go.

Fine, one last time.

There, Grandma's seen you now. Nighty night.

Hey, come on now.

Hi.

Could you keep your door open?

Just in case he wakes up.

I don't think he will, but...

Yes, of course.

Thank you.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Thank you.

- Hi. - Hello.

- Hello. - Hi.

What are you doing here?

- I wrote about the soccer game. - Yeah?

Too bad your Danish guys lost.

You guys were so lucky.

I heard about the Kattegat swim.

Well...

What went wrong?

It was the cold.

- Are you staying? - Yeah.

I just have to get my briefcase.

Will you wait for me?

- Yeah. - Yeah?

These arms will make sauces and embroider tablecloths now.

Stop.

Stop.

But they will.

It's good you're so strong.

These arms will swim across the English Channel.

I could've really used that prize money.

Tough time at home?

I can't really say I'm their favorite daughter.

Does he still like them?

It's got the Danish flag.

It was really hard to find.

Made of tin.

It's nice.

He's the best thing I've ever made.

That we've made.

So, how's your family in Copenhagen?

It is what it is.

He's turning seven.

I know.

You know you can help me.

Hurry up!

Third floor.

Keep moving. Come on.

The profession you've chosen is hardly a walk in the park.

Many long hours await you.

But the joy of doing an excellent job in the home

will overshadow all the burdens you carry on your journey there.

Working in the kitchen is a joy.

There. Let's get started.

You must always have dinner ready for him when he gets home.

Relieve him from work with a warm smile.

Have a cold or warm drink ready.

How are you?

What a nice new apartment you've got.

With a basement laundry room.

Lars, want to take a bubble bath?

Yes!

Let's see...

There...

And...

There.

Now let's see what happens.

- See? - Yeah.

You're so cute.

Let's give you a beard too.

If I get one, you get one.

If I get one, you get one.

And you get a beard.

Shouldn't she have one too?

Want to borrow my goggles?

Yes!

You can just grab them.

Let me. You don't have to do everything.

Look, Mom! I'm building stairs.

You spend the nights here?

Yeah.

My parents wanted to send me

as far away from Stockholm as possible.

Is that your sister?

No.

She also lives in Stockholm?

Yeah.

I doubt I'll survive this school.

How do you cope?

I swim.

You swim?

Yeah.

Hey...

Know what I've got for you?

Well, how do you like it?

Tell me.

- We're going to the sea? - Yeah.

Lars!

Lars!

I found him down here.

Lars!

Stop!

Lars!

Hey...

I'm sorry.

I was just swimming and lost track of time and

it had gotten dark and I had to swim back and

it took a while...

It won't happen again. I promise.

I'm sorry. Please, Lars.

I'm sorry.

You're just having one pancake?

Have you gotten settled in yet, Sally?

Yes.

You usually eat loads.

Could you hand me the flax wool?

Is someone at the nursery mean to you?

Please leave him be.

Hand me the wrench.

Have you been swimming again?

No.

You poor thing.

What's the matter?

Stop.

I can tell something's wrong.

Tell me.

Mom... disappeared in the water.

What are you saying?

Come here, sweetie.

No, it's time for us to go home.

Thanks for the pancakes. Let's go.

Where's your bag?

I have to pee.

You didn't go earlier?

No.

Be quick about it.

What's this?

If you drown,

what do you think will happen to Lars?

At least she wants to be a mother.

I do too.

We're done paying your rent.

No more second chances.

Mom is really good at swimming.

Come, honey.

You can put it on outside.

Come on. You're almost there.

One more.

Damn stupid matches.

Mom, I'm cold.

I know.

- Can't we go to Grandma's? - No!

Soon...

The fire will catch soon.

Henry Edelman, Copenhagen.

Yes. Thank you.

Edelman.

Hi.

It's me.

You can't call here.

No, but...

You have to help me. Something's happened.

Wait, Otto, I'll be right there.

Dad! Dad!

Please. You have to help me.

I don't have anyone else.

I can't stay at the school.

Alright, that's a deal.

8 a.m. at the office on Monday.

Bye.

Thank you.

You don't...

have any jewelry?

No.

A bike?

An accordion, perhaps?

But...

What about the linen cloth?

20 SEK? For all of them.

- They don't sell. - But...

Look, they don't sell. Are you deaf?

Please. 15 SEK?

I have a son to care for.

That coat of yours...

I see it's made of wool.

I'll give you...

I'll give you 60 SEK for it.

Hitler has violated the Munich Agreement.

German troops have marched into the Czech capital of Prague.

Hitler visited the old Bohemian castle

while the Czechs looked on bitterly.

There.

Let's start today with something as simple

as cigarette holes in linen cloth.

It might look like this.

But there are tricks.

In no time at all, you can have the cloth looking as good as new.

But before

I show you how to do it,

I want you to show me how you'd tackle this problem.

There. Please begin.

Do you know where Karin is?

You haven't heard?

What?

They found her at the foot of the lighthouse.

- Look! - No.

- Look, Mom! - I'm busy tidying up.

- Look! - I don't want to!

He's going swimming too!

You're standing on the cover.

But...

- Look! - Not now!

Look!

I ran into matron Margareta on my way here.

Did you quit housewife school?

What are you talking about? She graduates in August.

Pour on some more.

Poor Lars.

A mother who only thinks of herself.

Move!

Do you even care about your own child?

Who have you become?

Huh?

You've managed to ruin his childhood!

You can't even manage to have children!

- Hi. - I need your help.

Help me get another attempt.

There's stuff I need you to fix for me.

Calm down.

Are you listening? I need your help.

Excuse me. Could I have another?

What the...

The swimmer.

I'm Hjalmar. Hjalmar Lind.

Sally Bauer.

And here's the Dane.

Are you two... Is he your...

No.

He's my manager.

Oh?

I thought sports writing was all he did.

I'm attempting the swim now.

I hope you don't mind?

It's been a while since you attempted it.

Not at all. May the best man win.

Exactly.

- Enjoy your evening. - You too.

Best of luck with your manager.

You have to help me.

I want to, but not here. Don't.

- Sally... Not here. Don't. - Listen to me.

Don't. What are you doing?

Don't!

You owe me this!

Will you ever tell your wife about Lars?

Or should I do it?

You've never understood!

What...

What's he like?

Is he like me?

The bad sides he's gotten from you.

Of course.

But they're few.

He believes in his mother.

I do

too.

You don't...

understand.

Mom has threatened to take everything from me.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

If I make it across the Channel, I'll be free of her.

I have to do it now.

Sally, you can't just swim across the Channel.

You need sponsors, you need...

I know. That's why I have

to swim across Kattegat now.

You can make that happen.

You're the magazine's sports director.

He's swimming now.

I have to as well.

I know you're fast.

I know. I know you're fast.

I know you're fast.

I can crawl the whole way.

You can...

Who does that?

- I do. - You do?

Sally...

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

But you have to promise me this will be your last attempt.

Promise me.

What will you do with Lars?

I'll figure it out.

Okay.

Lars can start in the sandbox. Martha can take him.

Go with Martha, alright?

When do I pick him up?

Around four would be great.

Your name was

Carla Johansson?

Yes.

You're married to Alfred Johansson?

Absolutely.

Beech Road?

Correct?

Yes.

Over there.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Should I?

Closer to me.

Thank you.

Hello?

Sally, it's me.

- Hi. - Can you hear me?

Yeah.

It's time. The currents are perfect today.

Hjalmar's already by the ferry. You have to hurry.

Catch the next one or he gets too big of a head start.

See you there.

Thank you.

Sally.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Is Sigrid home?

No.

Where is she?

She's covering Ingrid's night shift.

When will she be home?

I don't know.

What is it?

No, it's nothing.

Hi.

What do you want?

May I come in?

Please, can you help me?

What are you going to do?

Could you take him?

What are you up to?

It's my only shot. I must take it.

Please, I don't have anyone else.

You're great with him and

he loves it here.

Please.

Lie down. Go back to sleep.

I have to go now.

Hey, Carla is here.

I want to come too.

I know. I wish you could but you can't.

- But I want to! - I know, but... Hey...

I'll be back tomorrow night, okay?

I promise.

I promise.

Lie back down. Please.

I have to go.

Lie down, Lars.

Go back to sleep.

Mom, don't go!

Lars...

Please, I have to go.

- Don't go! - Lie down.

- Mom, don't go! Don't go! - Honey...

- Mom, don't go! - Lie down.

Don't go!

Let go. You have to let go. Let go!

- Sally? Sally! - Yes.

I feel 10 years older.

- You still look great. - You think?

Something wrong?

No, what?

Excuse us.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Sally.

I'll take this one.

- Is Hjalmar there yet? - Not yet. But he's on his way.

Drive.

Want to keep sleeping?

Only you could sleep at a time like this.

You need rest in order to swim for a whole day.

This is it.

Did you get the extra grease?

Double, like you asked.

Hjalmar started 22 minutes ago.

You can do it!

It's 5 a.m. on July 29th, 1939.

Swedish Miss Sally Bauer is attempting to break the old Kattegat record.

The swimmer must not touch the boat during the swim

and the crew must not touch the swimmer.

The first person to break

the old Kattegat record will win 5000 DKK.

The current record is 29 hours and 5 minutes.

Both have started quickly and are keeping good pace.

Hjalmar alternates breaststroke and the increasingly popular crawl,

while Sally Bauer still has not turned to breaststroke.

The swimmers are expected to reach shore late this evening.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four. Five. Six.

Seven.

Eight. Nine.

Ten.

Eleven.

Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen...

Fifty-five. Fifty-six. Fifty-seven. Fifty-eight.

Sally, you're gaining on Hjalmar!

Keep going! Come on, Sally!

It's just waves, just water!

It's just saltwater, Sally! Come on!

Come on, Sally!

Let's go! Come on!

Drink.

Whatever you do, don't pull me out.

Drink.

Don't pull me out.

Drink all of it.

I can still beat Hjalmar.

Sally. Hey!

Breathe. Ignore the cold.

Ignore the cold.

What are they saying?

Pick up the pace.

Raise the tempo, Sally! Tempo!

Keep it up, Sally!

Straight ahead.

Keep it up!

Sally!

Come on!

Come on, Sally!

I can't see anything!

Follow my voice! Come on!

I can't do it!

Come on, Sally! Keep going!

I said I can't!

You want out?

Come on, Sally.

Give it your all.

Sally, give it your last shot.

Come on. You've got more in you.

Henry?

Sally! What?

Sally, I can see Hjalmar,

Sally! I see him! Come on!

Come on! I can see Hjalmar!

Give it everything you've got! Come on, Sally!

Come on! Sally! Go, go, go! You've got this!

17 hours, 5 minutes, and you're a woman!

You must be surprised?

You've earned it.

Very, very well deserved.

For the Channel.

I just spoke with some colleagues, Sally.

They say there are lots of sponsors wanting to meet with you in Copenhagen.

If we convince them,

we can travel to Dover soon.

I have to get home to Lars.

Do you hear me?

The sponsors want to meet with you now.

They're ready now.

But... I can't. I have to get home.

Lars is at your sister's, right?

Are you coming, Henry?

He's doing just fine.

I'm coming.

You'll be home in a few days.

If you want to do this, this is your shot.

Right?

You'll stand there, okay?

We're not talking with them?

We are, but first...

We need you to look good.

You have to help me out a bit.

Just help me out.

With?

What... are you going to wear?

I'll wear this.

Yeah.

But...

what about your feet?

Shoes. Can I see your shoes?

These are my shoes.

Yeah, they're good.

- What about... - I've got my boots too.

- Your what? - My boots. But...

- I'll wear these. - They'll do.

And... your hair?

Can we do something with your hair?

Like what?

Can I try something? May I? Something like this?

Yeah?

- Hello. - Hi.

I forgot your towel.

Oh, thank you.

I was actually looking for it.

Can I leave it on the bed?

I was wondering if

if you'd mind giving me your autograph?

If you don't mind.

Um, sure.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I want you to know

there are none braver than you.

Sally Bauer's next undertaking will be the English Channel.

21 miles wide, and she'll brave the Channel's extremely strong currents

as the first Scandinavian ever.

I'm told she crawls.

Yes.

You can't do that for 16 hours, right?

What do you guys think?

She just did that in Kattegat,

as the first ever to do it.

No one else has arms like Sally's.

She's 177 centimeter tall.

She weighs 65 kilogram.

It's pure muscle mass, so we're talking

about a real power machine.

A real Swedish torpedo.

Where will we put the logos?

Turn around, Sally.

Turn around, please.

Logos can go on the back, on the front,

your imagination is the limit.

Maybe on the breasts would be best.

If she'll have her picture taken before the swim.

Right?

That should work.

Can you picture it?

Yeah.

That's a good idea.

I think you can go now, Sally.

Maybe put the logos on my cap

since that's all you'll see for 16 hours.

Just get dressed.

Great. So the logos go on the breast.

Yeah,

I think that sounds promising.

Cheers.

Sally.

They're in.

You got your swim.

What? What is it?

Didn't you want me to get them to open their pockets?

Huh?

I want to go home now.

No.

- Yes. - No.

I'm sorry.

Shall I beat them up?

Dover...

You're swimming across the Channel.

You're swimming.

Carla!

Where is he?

Huh?

Lars?

Lars?

- Where is he? - He's here, Sally. He's here.

- What are you doing? - We're solved your problem.

The Child Custody Board got a report of maltreatment.

This is

Stig Ekman...

What are you doing? I...

He's to ensure Lars is taken care of.

The nursery reported you, Sally.

You've lied to everyone,

about everything.

This is what's best for Lars.

And Carla will be a fine mother.

What?

Carla?

You...

Perhaps it's time Lars

gets to decide.

Right?

Come here.

Come.

Lars.

Let's go home.

Hi!

Sally?

Lars.

Can you forgive me?

What happened to your hand?

An accident in the kitchen.

I was careless.

I'm sorry.

Forgive me, Lars.

Which ones do I take?

The big ones.

But if you've hurt your hand, you can't swim?

No,

I know, but...

The bandage comes off in a few days.

Hey...

I'm so sorry I left you

and that I didn't bring you.

But...

Want to help me now?

With the Channel.

You'll keep track of the time

and make sure I keep the right pace.

This is Lars.

Who are you?

He's Henry.

I'm helping your mother.

Me too.

And then you press this one,

and the hands go like this.

I didn't know that. Smart.

Do you have kids?

Do you have kids?

Yes.

Are they at home?

Yeah.

I got to come with Mom.

I'll go outside and check if our driver is here yet.

I didn't let him borrow it,

but I let him look.

Kind of you.

See that?

See it?

Along the entire Dover coast, protective barriers are being built.

Yeah?

There's gonna be a soldier sitting on every slope over Dover's cliffs.

We got a war coming, see?

There'll be a commotion

and not very pleasant times over here, I can tell you.

Here.

Thank you.

Sally, we can't do this.

It's too dangerous.

I think we should just go home.

What...

What are you talking about?

I think we should go home.

We'll go home after my swim.

You shouldn't have brought Lars.

But I refuse to leave him again.

- No, but he's... Not now, Lars. - Mom!

He's a kid, he shouldn't be here.

You need to think about others.

War's coming.

You're telling me how to raise my child?

- No. - Then don't.

- Not now, Lars. - Mom!

- Not now! I'm talking to your mom! - Stop!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Is it difficult for you?

What?

That he's here?

- No.

- It's not that. - Then what?

I don't think you should swim. It's not responsible to.

You're telling me about responsibility?

When you're being really stupid.

Come, Lars.

Come.

Let's go get warm.

They don't serve coffee.

Just tea.

Earl Grey to last a lifetime, but no coffee.

Unbelievable.

I got us three tickets to Copenhagen, tonight.

And then for Lars and you,

the Helsingør-Helsingborg ferry early tomorrow morning.

My boss has recalled me, I have nowhere to write the articles.

I've just been informed that

the Danish and Swedish State Departments will...

recall all citizens.

At least shortly. There's nothing to do. The war is coming.

Everyone has to go home.

To their families?

Huh?

I've done what I could.

Yes, I've done what I could.

But you have to...

You have to be responsible now.

It's absurd to think about swimming across the Channel now.

I'm sorry. I know what this means to you.

But we have no choice.

It's out of our hands.

I promise you...

I promise you we'll do it.

Some other time.

The Channel will still be there after the war.

It will.

Sally.

I love you.

I won't wait for you anymore.

- I love you, Sally. - I won't wait.

I can't.

I promise.

Are you worried?

A little.

That there might be a war?

No,

that you won't make it in time.

Are you, Mom?

A little.

What happens then?

I don't know.

I don't know.

What are they doing with your boat?

Don't ask.

But we need to go tonight.

Sorry, love. I had to turn in my keys.

What?

We'll find another boat, then!

It's the damn war.

But they can't take every boat.

Can they?

Apparently, yes.

Ma'am!

I need to speak to the Admiral.

What the hell is going on? Why do you let her pass?

- Miss, you're on military territory. - I know.

You have to listen to me. You have to listen to me.

I just need a few minutes of your time. Please.

I need your help.

It's just... It's one fishing boat.

Tell me, will there be war tonight?

Not tonight, Miss, but...

soon.

But if the entire war depends on one fishing boat

you might as well give up, then.

Right?

Sally!

Sally!

Wait!

Sally!

Sally!

Wait!

Are you ready, Miss Bauer?

Yes!

Sally Bauer made it across the English Channel in 1939

Five days later, World War II broke out.