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The King

Documentary
98 mins
7.2
2023

Description

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.

Casts:

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Karin af Klintberg
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson
Sauli Niinistö
Iggy Pop
Queen Silvia of Sweden

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