Published 4 December 2024 at 11.15
Cultural news. The Danish film star Mads Mikkelsen is now sharply criticizing Sweden and the Swedish film industry. He describes Sweden as “the talented big brother” where filmmakers are forced to slavishly follow the system's ideological rules in order to get the opportunity for state support.
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– I suppose that you don't get any film support if you don't follow orders from the rulers. It is risky because you want to create stories that are fun, interesting and challenging, says Mads Mikkelsen in an interview with Svenska Dagbladet.
He contrasts this with Denmark, which he describes as “the naughty little brother” while Sweden is “the good big brother where you have to follow the system”.
Mikkelsen believes that there has been a “cultural shift” where Sweden has become more politically correct compared to the 1980s, when Denmark drew inspiration from Swedish films.
According to him, this may be the reason why today's Swedish films are so bad.
Mads Mikkelsen, who is known for his career in both Denmark and Hollywood, is now relevant as the voice of Kiros in the animated film “Mufasa: The Lion King”.
A shift in Swedish film politics took place in 2021 in connection with the radical feminist Anna Serner quitting as CEO of the Swedish Foundation The Film Institute. The then S-government chose, after harsh criticism, to delete the criticized so-called diversity requirement which meant that films that lacked left-wing ideological elements were consistently denied funding.
The requirement had led to almost all films produced in Sweden became cultural marxists:
New PK record when spring's Swedish films are presented https://t.co/oqLEMWI4pF
— Fria Tider (@friatider) January 30, 2022
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