Kungen

Kungen

1h 38m 7.2/10

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.

Director

Karin af Klintberg

Top Billed Cast

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Self

Karin af Klintberg

Karin af Klintberg

Self

Sauli Niinistö

Sauli Niinistö

Self

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Self

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Self

Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson

Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson

Self

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