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Story summary
- A Swedish official praises Gösta Engzell, a bureaucrat who saved thousands of Jewish lives during WWII by using paperwork and loopholes.
- Co-directors Thérèse Ahlbeck and Marcus Olsson depict Gösta Engzell as modest and unappreciated, working in a cramped office while genocide reports were ignored.
- His moral awakening, influenced by colleague Rut Vogl, leads him to process visas for Norwegian Jews, demonstrating how individual action can counter bureaucratic indifference.