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.
Philip Zandén
as Jacob
Etienne Glaser
as Joel Birkman, Home Secretary
Malin Ek
as Livia Birkman, his wife
Björn Kjellman
as Welja, his son
Gunilla Röör
as Katja, his daughter
Lena Nylén
as Jessica, his daughter
Hanna Hartleb
as Hanna
Pia Bäckström
as Maria Demodov
Tuncel Kurtiz
as Ivar
Sven Lindqvist
as Police minister
Reuben Sallmander
as Konstantin
Lars Wiik
as Secretary
