Kungen (2023)

7.2/10 98 min Documentary

Overview

A story about Carl XVI Gustaf who became the world’s youngest king. The father dies when the crown prince is only nine months old and he grows up with an obligation from which he cannot escape. In the course of two years, the director Karin af Klintberg gets to interview him. The film consists of their meetings, intermixed with scenes from the spectacle that surrounds him. A modern and poetic film about the king in which he is placed in settings we rarely otherwise see him.

Cast

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Self

Karin af Klintberg

Self

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Self

Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson

Self

Sauli Niinistö

Self

Iggy Pop

Self

Queen Silvia of Sweden

Self

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