The Cat Kingdom

A gentle, offbeat Swedish comedy-drama that ambles through ordinary lives with quiet warmth and a touch of intrigue.

Directed by

Bernhard Rasmusson, John Hellberg

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Stefan Larsson, Björn Andersson, Nermina Lukač

Overview

The unemployed engineer Kenneth devotes all his time building hobby models. On his way to an imposed job interview, Kenneth runs in to the marine scientist Sten, who offers him an assistant job down at his shipyard. Kenneth’s heavily pregnant partner Marta draws a sigh of relief, but what begins with a simple painting job gradually develops into suspicious investigation work.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, satirical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Work, identity, family, mystery

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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