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Kungen

  • 2023
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
419
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King Carl XVI Gustaf in Kungen (2023)
BiographyDocumentary

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden opens up about his private life and his views in this intimate documentary about royal duties.King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden opens up about his private life and his views in this intimate documentary about royal duties.King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden opens up about his private life and his views in this intimate documentary about royal duties.

  • Director
    • Karin af Klintberg
  • Stars
    • King Carl XVI Gustaf
    • Karin af Klintberg
    • Kronprinsessan Victoria
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    419
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    • Director
      • Karin af Klintberg
    • Stars
      • King Carl XVI Gustaf
      • Karin af Klintberg
      • Kronprinsessan Victoria
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    King Carl XVI Gustaf
    King Carl XVI Gustaf
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    Karin af Klintberg
    • Self
    Kronprinsessan Victoria
    Kronprinsessan Victoria
    • Self
    • (as H.K.H. Kronprinsessan)
    Christina Magnuson
    • Self
    • (as Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson)
    Sauli Niinistö
    • Self
    Iggy Pop
    Iggy Pop
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    Queen Silvia
    Queen Silvia
    • Self
    • (as H.M. Drottningen)
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      • Karin af Klintberg
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    1lindalarsen-46608

    Stupid journalist terrible music choice

    This documentary gave me anxiety. Who put this journalist on this assignment, downright embarrassing. Not being able to read situations or address royalty in the right way is both embarrassing and painful to watch.

    To be given this opportunity to meet the king and the royal family and not manage it better is scandalous.

    Who has approved the music selection in this documentary? It was terrible from start to finish...

    she spoke nothing of his successes and all the good he has done during his time as king Who has approved the music selection in this documentary? It was terrible from start to finish...

    We have a fantastic royal family and it's sad that the right person didn't get this opportunity instead and could make a more professional and real documentary, this one is really wasted. Karin af Klintberg should continue to stick to children's programs.
    1charlies77

    Disappointing due to interviewer's mannerism

    Had looked forward to this documentary. Unfortunately the interviewer totally lacks the ability to adapt to the situation and addressing the king and royal family. Her way of communicating and interviewing the king at times comes across as insensitive and disrespectful. The questions many times are inappropriate, bad or strangely worded. It is noticeably that the king is annoyed by this. The interviewer should wastes an opportunity to get to know the king and understand his world and emotions by asking these questions. Positives are the nice shots and video clips from the archives but that's about it.
    4alfredkilis

    Documentary with a wasted opportunity due to anti-monarchy bias

    I was incredibly excited to watch this documentary with exclusive access to the life of the King of Sweden. However, for the most part, the host wasted a unique opportunity by at times appearing unprepared, unaware of proper manners when engaging in conversation with royalty, and exhibited poor journalism by not properly determining whether or not a question was appropriate. It was rather obvious throughout the documentary that the core issue was concerning the "be or not to be" of Swedish monarchy, as opposed to utilizing this opportunity to extensively review and portray the life and times of a King who has served for over 50 years. The documentary did mostly give accurate and relevant depictions of both highlights and controversies surrounding the King.
    1ollenordelll

    Stupid journalist

    The journalist tried her best to destroy the interviews just to challenge the normal way you speak to the king. Would like to see her try a new documentary about the Saudi king in Saudi. That would be interesting so to speak...

    Clearly biased towards making the king and the whole thing of a monarchy to look bad. Disrespecting and playing stupid to make every single interview awkward. The King is now old enough to not really care about a little girl playing stupid to make him look bad. Could have been interesting but it was so obvious the whole documentary had only one goal and I recognized that to early to be able to really watch the rest with any interest..
    9johansk8god

    Big cinema

    Aims High and delivers. The interviewer/producer Karin Af Klintberg is one of Swedens best documentary makers.

    She puts faith in the pictures, here it isong sequences with great photography and cinematic music, a lot of classical music and opera. A bit pretentious and I love it.

    Not a journalistic piece but has some cinematic ambitions.

    The story about the king is somewhat untold. He had a struggle in his life with his dad passing away early and he has to take on the role as the king. The king is surprisingly open and delivers a good performance.

    This is much better than I would ever hoped for, even though I really like Karin Af Klingberg's style. As for the negative reviews, we'll this is not a portrait to please royalists. This is something more, a deeply human picture. All thumbs up.

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2023 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • The King
    • Filming locations
      • Kungliga slottet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Af Nexiko
      • Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning
      • SF Studios
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      1 hour 38 minutes
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