For two years, film director Karin af Klintberg courted the court's information department. In the end, she was the first journalist ever to receive a yes. A unique opportunity to closely follow King Carl XVI Gustaf in his life and work. The recordings began last spring and since then there have been several meetings. Sometimes at a distance, under more formal forms, such as at inaugurations and state visits. Sometimes one-on-one, at Stockholm Palace or in the park at Solliden, at the king's summer residence on Öland. The conversations are about everything from childhood to the highs and lows of royal life. It is the first time in history that a documentary film is being filmed about and with a king while he is still alive. The king's grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf and great-grandfather Gustaf V did not give interviews.

The king has a Swedish cinema premiere on February 24, 2023.

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