SOPOR (1981)

One Monday morning, a group of children from Farsta calling themselves SOPOR (Sweden’s Organization for the Protest of Those Deemed Unnecessary) occupies the royal palace and places the king under house arrest there. They do this to draw attention to their view of society. The just three-year-old Princess Victoria joins forces with the children. Caricatures of contemporary politicians and other public commentators, played by various actors, appear in the film and comment on the political consequences of the children’s actions in a comically exaggerated way that distorts the parties’ actual views. The mass media are also parodied: although the children’s occupation of the palace is still going on, the top TV news story is that a follow-up measurement has established that the distance between Björn Borg’s and Ingemar Stenmark’s apartments in Monaco is different from what was previously thought. Contemporary political issues are also discussed. For example, the institution of referendums is parodied after Sweden’s referendum on nuclear power offered three different lines (voting options) and therefore did not produce a clear indication of public opinion. In the film, a referendum is held on whether the monarchy should continue to exist, and the middle option advocates a “hereditary republic” with Princess Victoria as president.