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.

The King

Denmark's new king was born for a very special task, but as a young man, the crown prince had difficulty coming to terms with the role and the attention. In this portrait, friends Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden tell the story of an awkward teenager who became an athlete, a frogman, a husband and a father. A journey of ups and downs that has taught Denmark's new king that he can do more than he thinks, and that he succeeds when he does things his own way.

Frederik X - Konge af Danmark

The story behind Astrid Lindgren's films. Sweden's most popular artists and actors talk about their favorite scenes and lines in a captivating mix of anecdotes, memories and archive clips.