The King (2023)

7.0/10 • 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

Karin af Klintberg

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson

Sauli Niinistö

Iggy Pop

Queen Silvia of Sweden

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