The Dialogue Police

Protests, Quran burnings, and climate actions. In the eye of the storm stands a group of Swedish police officers. Their mission is to protect freedom of expression – with dialogue as their only tool.

After the Gothenburg riots in 2001, Sweden established the Dialogue Police – a unit designed to de-escalate conflict through conversation rather than force. In Dialogpolisen, director Susanna Edwards follows the group through a year marked by election campaigns, climate protests, Quran burnings, and growing political tension. A nuanced – and often funny – documentary about freedom of speech and conflict – and about those caught in the middle.

Director's Talk // Susanna Edwards

The film's director, Susanna Edwards, will be present for a Q&A after the screening on Tuesday 26.08. 

Panel // Freedom of Expression, the Right to Protest, and the Role of the Police

Following the screening of Dialogpolisen, we invite you—together with Fritt Ord, HUMAN, and Straydogs—to a panel discussion on freedom of expression, the right to protest, and the role of the police in an increasingly polarized society.