STORY:

Pelle Lindbergh was one of the rising stars of the NHL after winning the
Vezina trophy (best goalie in the NHL) and leading the Philadelphia Flyers
to the finals, both in 1985. At 26, he seemingly had his whole life ahead
of him. On November 10th, 1985 Pelle crashed his Porsche in Somerdale, NJ
and died the following day. Two others survived the accident. "The Swede
of Philadelphia" is an in-depth and intense look at the "goalie, the man,
the decision." Acclaimed director Charlie Minn(Lionsgate, ID channel and
Amazon Prime video) interviews many of Pelle's teammates, team staff and
journalists to shape every aspect of a hockey player that paved the way
for future European and Swedish goalies to follow their dreams into the NHL.

 

From the director:
"The goal of the film is to humanize what happened. How it affected people
and what lessons were learned. What message can we walk away with that
could help save a life in the future."