Tjenare kungen (2005)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Ulf Malmros

Writers:

Anna Fredriksson (screenplay)
Ulf Malmros (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 September 2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

A story about a young girl who leaves her hometown to pursue her dream of becoming a famous punk artist. |

Plot Keywords:

Punk | TV Producer | Title Appears In Writing | Sex In Public | Bus

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Josefin Neldén	...	Abra
Cecilia Wallin	...	Millan
Malin Morgan	...	Isa (as Malin Larsson)
Johanna Strömberg	...	Gloria
Joel Kinnaman	...	Dickan
Kjell Bergqvist	...	Lundström
Morgan Alling	...	Stefan
Ralph Carlsson	...	Leif
Markus Holmberg	...	Piffen
Fyr Thorvald Strömberg	...	Bar-Johnny (as Fyr Thorwald)
Bengt Nilsson	...	Skivbolagsman
Malin Engström	...	Trummisen Bruket
Linnéa Björnberg	...	Basisten Bruket
Carl Toftfelt	...	Ronny
Erica Carlson	...	Abras syrra

Also Known As:

1984 (Sweden) (working title)
God Save the King (International: English title)

Runtime:

Sweden:94 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | DTS

Certification:

Sweden:7 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Brålanda, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company:

Kanal 5

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The movie takes place 1982. When the girls enter the record store the first time, you can see the cover of The Police album 'Anachronism', in the background. This album was released in 1983.

Soundtrack:

VEM KAN SEGLA FÖRUTAN VIND

I don't understand it... I'm just confounded...

And with that I mean, I sat in a theater watching this movie, and within 10 minutes I was ready to leave, I don't know, I just couldn't relate at all with the story...

The real confoundment came to me when leaving the theater (To this date, I have never walked out on a movie for better or worse) and my friends totally loved it. It was like I was watching some other movie altogether...

Don't get me wrong with saying that and giving it a 3... I just think that I wasn't intended as part of the audience, because yes, it's beautifully shot. Yes it contain a bunch of exceptional characters, yes, it has some hilarious scenes and all that but the story never connected to me... I don't know, I just honestly don't know. It could be that all of the pal's that was at the theater had a background as struggling garage-bands. I didn't. You might love it...

This all got to me as a surprise. I totally loved Malmros's last film, Smala Sussie, which had a wacky plot about movie-lovers/makers, a category of people that I feel included of, and I think I now can say that those that didn't love Smala Sussie probably was in the same seat as I am with this picture... I just don't get it. To me it was a movie about a struggling band with far too much Moodysson (a filmmaker that I never understood the greatness of) thrown in it... It's a shame and pity... I wanted to love it, but in the long run didn't care when the credits rolled...