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Invisible Heroes

Invisible Heroes

20197.41 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans escape the military junta’s persecution. The Finns acted without official authorization while Swedish ambassador Harald Edelstam was the most visible defendant of human rights with the backing of Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme.

Created by Jarmo Lampela
Produced by Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen, Leonora González, Pekka Ruohoranta
NetworksYle AreenaYle TV1

Top Cast

Pelle Heikkilä

Pelle Heikkilä

Tapani Brotherus

Sophia Heikkilä

Sophia Heikkilä

Lysa Brotherus

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Harald Edelstam

Ilkka Villi

Ilkka Villi

Ilkka Jaamala

Gastón Salgado

Gastón Salgado

Oscár

Néstor Cantillana

Néstor Cantillana

Franco Panez

Cristián Carvajal

Cristián Carvajal

Ismael Huerta

Paola Lattus

Paola Lattus

Eliana Aguilera

Aksa Korttila

Aksa Korttila

Seija Sandoval

Juan Cano

Juan Cano

Rodrigo Sandoval

Themes & Keywords

diplomatpinochet regimebased on true storymilitary coup

About Invisible Heroes

Invisible Heroes is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of diplomat, pinochet regime, based on true story, military coup. Created by Jarmo Lampela, it stars Pelle Heikkilä, Sophia Heikkilä, Mikael Persbrandt. Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans escape the military junta’s persecution. The Finns acted without official authorization while Swedish ambassador Harald Edelstam was the most visible defendant of human rights with the backing of Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme.

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