Whiskey on the Rocks

A wry, slow-burning political satire that mines Cold War paranoia for tense, absurd comedy.

Created by

Henrik Jansson-Schweizer

Genres

Drama, Comedy, War & politics

Starring

Rolf Lassgård, Anders Mossling, Artur Svorobovich

Overview

In the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground outside Karlskrona and suddenly Sweden finds itself at the center of events. Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin tries to resolve the conflict and avoid a world war between two nuclear powers while struggling with a wise foreign minister and a belligerent commander-in-chief.

How it feels

Satirical, tense, absurd and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, war, power, deception

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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