The King (2023)

  • S
  • 04/14/2023 (FI)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 38m

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.

Karin af Klintberg

Director

Cast

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden's headshot

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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Karin af Klintberg's headshot

Karin af Klintberg

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden's headshot

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

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Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson's headshot

Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson

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Sauli Niinistö's headshot

Sauli Niinistö

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Iggy Pop's headshot

Iggy Pop

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Queen Silvia of Sweden's headshot

Queen Silvia of Sweden

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