''Stockholmsnatt'' (English: ''Stockholm Night'' or ''The King of Kungsan'') is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 January 1987, directed by Staffan Hildebrand. The film was financed by Televerket as part of their Stoppa sabbet campaign against payphone vandalism.

Plot

The film is loosely based on a true story about

Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto (born 3 February 1969) is a Swedish actor, television presenter, restauranteur and ex-boxer of partial Italian descent. During his boxing career, he held several titles. He has starred in several movies and hosted several television ...

, later a professional boxer and TV presenter. Because of his Italian roots, Paolo is dealing with an identity crisis. With an admiration of kung fu films and with his teenage aggressions, the kung fu films have a negative impact on him, which tempts him to practice violence on innocent citizens in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

. The films takes place in

Kungsträdgården Kungsträdgården (Swedish language, Swedish for "King's Garden") is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is colloquially known as ''Kungsan''. The park's central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts ...

, which normally is a popular meeting place, but is shown differently in the film because it has been occupied by violent teenage gangs. The film was shown amongst students during the late 1980s in order to prevent future violence between rival gangs. However, the film had an opposite effect on the youth who identified with Roberto, and became influential on the violent "kickers" subculture. It is today regarded as one of the most important

cult film A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase, which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage in repeated ...

s in Sweden.

Cast

as Paolo * Enzo Roberto as Paolo's father * Ellen Roberto as Paolo's mother * Ian Roberto as Ian *

Quincy Jones III Quincy Delight Jones III (born 23 December 1968), better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy, is a Swedish-American music producer, composer and documentary film producer. Family Jones was born in Wimbledon, London, the only son of American musicia ...

as Quincy *

Camilla Lundén Anna ''Camilla'' Elisabeth Lundén (born 5 May 1967) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 1987. Selected filmography * '' Stockholmsnatt'' (1987) * ''Spring of Joy ''Spring of Joy'' () is a ...

as Nillan * Jonas Rasmusson as Ziggy * Niklas Dahlqvist as Dizzy * Liam Norberg as Mange (Credited as Magnus Ellertsson)

Home video

The film was released to

VHS VHS (Video Home System) is a discontinued standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by JVC. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period of the 1980s and 1990s. Ma ...

in 1987 and to

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...

on 7 September 2005.

References

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* * *{{Sfdb title Swedish drama films 1980s Swedish-language films 1987 films 1980s Swedish films 1987 drama films