During his long career, Maj Wechselmann has made several well-known films such as Viggen 37, about the Swedish military plane, and the film about Anton Nilson, which is about one of the perpetrators behind the political assassination attempt on the ship Amalthea in 1908.

Her films are marked by a left-wing political pathos and she has often been criticized for being too biased.

In The Swedish Way, she takes a close look at the Swedish corona strategy, meets those affected by the virus and follows the development of the infection through government decisions and statements. 

- I want people to ask themselves things, as if the Swedish pandemic policy is something that has succeeded or failed, says Maj Wechselmann and continues:  

- My answer is that it has failed very badly because they did not put in the measures that were needed from the beginning, especially with infection tracking and testing.

Of course you had resources, you had that in all neighboring countries, says Maj Wechselmann. 

Compare with the plague 

The Swedish Way begins in Charles XII's Stockholm, in 1710. The plague comes to Sweden with the ship Stäkesund and spreads in society.

The time then shifts to Sweden 2020 and the corona pandemic.

Maj Wechselmann chose to reflect today's corona pandemic against the 18th century plague epidemic after reading Magnus Västerbro's non-fiction book The Year of the Plague. 

- In the 18th century, the elite first decides that there is no plague.

It is instead summer fever, spotted fever or a little plague.

Then 40 percent of Stockholm's population dies.

The elite stand out to their estates in the country and are not affected.

I think Tegnell and company behave like a secular elite.  

In the documentary, no one who is responsible for the Swedish corona strategy is allowed to speak.

When asked if they should not have been allowed to give their version, she answers no.  

- They do that every day, at the press conferences.

You help with that, says Maj Wechselmann. 

The Swedish Public Health Agency has declined to comment on Maj Wechselmann's criticism.