"SO DIFFERENT" "Hang on..." "Are you okay, Topsy?" "Did you hurt yourself?" "Hello!" " Hurry up, Julia!" " Hi, what did you get?" " I bought the vase." "With a blue-green background and a giant sunflower on it." "Topsy, come." " You did remember the flowers?" " Shit!" "They'll get so many flowers." "We have to give them flowers if we give them a vase!" "Your jacket is all hairy!" " Put the dog in the bag." " She doesn't like it." "She'll be sick!" " You can't go to Gran's like that!" " I wanted to wear the leather one" "Don't film me driving!" "It makes me hyper nervous!" " Quit it!" " Stop fighting" " You're a crab, Mum." " What do you mean?" " You're no sparkle stick, anyway!" " Whats that?" " Julia!" " She has to pee." "Come on!" "Next stop." Klovervagen." " I want to carry the present" " Be careful!" " Granny!" " Finally!" "Welcome!" " So, you came too..." " Mum!" " Here." "These are from Sanna too." " Oh, thanks!" "What beautiful flowers!" " These are from Lotta too." " I've already got flowers!" " Should the dog be in here?" " No." " Can it stay in the car?" "Take her out to the car" " Don't you want to open your present?" " I've got so many flowers!" " I need a vase." " There's one in the present!" " Can you give these to your dad?" " Dad's here?" "!" " Mum!" "Why'd you invite Benke?" " He's still a part of our family." "Here I come with the lovely vase!" "Oh my, look, how lovely!" "Can someone..." "Isn't it lovely!" "With a sunflower on it." "And red roses." "Benke." "I think I'll go in and continue mingling." "Hi, Lotta." "You look like a whole vase of flowers." " Christ, what are you doing?" " Do it again, I missed the shot!" " What, this?" " Yes!" "Perfect!" "Whoops!" "You can't get much closer to heaven than this." "I've got my head up the chimney." "Listen up." "I'd like to say a few words now while the family is all here." "Dear Ingrid, since we're all gathered to celebrate our golden anniversary," "I'd like to talk about love." "Look at my wife!" "Try to see her as I did when she had just left the deep woods." "There she stood in the hat department at PUB... more beautiful than an angel." " Why must he always say that?" "This is my grouchy sister." "She's on her period." " Go to hell, you little brat." " Come inside." " And leave Topsy alone in the car?" " No, don't!" "I had just started in sales of sheets and blankets." "Have some bubbly." "No one thinks about it, but in every city in this country, there are still beds made up with Lovdahl sheets." "You couldn't sleep on those sheets, they always puffed up." "I had no trouble sleeping on them." "Well, the permanent-press sheets and direct sales in homes led to the greatest success." ""Word of mouth sales"" " I love you, Kalle!" " ...as I used to say." "Let's all toast to 50 years of love!" " Cheers, Ingrid." " Cheers, congratulations!" "To love." "Wait a moment..." "We have one more person to toast." "Lotta, there you are." "A toast to my dear daughter Lotta, who will soon rule the roost at the Stockholm City Hall." "I will keep all my campaign promises." " How will you fund it in a recession?" " Wait and see." "You have seven welcoming committees on a waiting list." " What shall I do?" " Give me a minute and I'll be out." "Good luck!" "Good work!" "You need to talk to the zookeeper or we can't shoot in the animal pens" "We're going to be in the pens?" "You never told me that!" " That's why our pitch won." " No, no..." "You said there would be a sense of being with them." "Animals eat other animals alive." " They're all hairy and they smell!" " We're talking 3 million viewers." " Best sex in town." " I know." " Elephants..." " Yeah, yeah yeah..." "That's enough." "And don't forget we need to do a shoot with the elk." "Half of Europe will buy the programme for the elk alone." " Welcome to the building!" " Thanks, Martin." "Lottie." "Congrats." " Great to see you." " Same here." " How's Pia?" " Just fine." " And your son, what's his name?" " Lasse." "He's doing his military duty." " He's an airborne ranger." " What?" "He's that grown up?" "Yup, 190 cm." "My little boy." "But watch out for him;" "He's just like his old man" "So, you called me." "Getting to work right away?" "Yes." "Don't worry, my flowers are on their way" "Get out all documentation on Stockholm Financial City." "I'm going to stop it." "What?" "You're kidding, right?" "I've worked for five years to get that approved." "I know." "But it's not in force yet." "You can't come charging in and just overturn it." " Yes, I can." " You listen." "When I took this job, it was specifically to head this project." "I'm shocked." "Deeply shocked." "This is Sanna." "No, it's freezing out here!" "Here, too." "Have you met the zookeeper yet?" " Hi." " Sorry, what was that?" "It's crazy we're letting a zookeeper make decisions!" "Yeah, oink to you too." " No, I'm talking to a pig." "Honestly, a zookeeper." "A guy with a beer gut and poo under his nails." "Sanna Lovdahl?" " I'm Kristina Berg-Moller." " I have to hang up now, he's here." " So, you want to shoot in the pens" " Yes, we want to be in with them." "The animals are the soul of the programme, so we want them up close." "We don't want the feeling that they're in captivity." " But they are." " Yes, we know" "But we don't want the ugly fence between us and the animals." " Hi, Linda." "Looked in on the cub?" " Yes, it's doing fine." "Good." "This is totally amazing." "Picture our house band, Arvingarna, on the rocks over there." "Not sappy dance band music, oh no." "More like a boy band..." "They'll be a hit with the public and even the youth demographic." "Maybe Francke can stand where she is and...can we make the seals do that?" "Francke?" "Pontus Francke, Megatelevision's owner, the company doing this show?" " The country's hottest TV host?" " Hm." "I don't watch much television." "But thank you for your time." "I think I have all the information I need." "I've just got started..." "I don't usually have poo under my nails." "Dinner is on the table." " Home made meatballs and mash." " Wonderful!" "As per request." "Alice has been so good." "She helped me press the potatoes." "I didn't know you were so strong!" "Alice is a very good girl." " But Julia ignores her homework." " That's not true!" "I'm reading!" " And throws her laundry on the floor." " I said I'll get to it!" " I'm not your personal maid!" " Of course not." "Hurry up and eat, or Topsy will get into it!" " Oh, Topsy needs another diet." " I know, Gunnel." "No meatballs for you!" "How many did you eat?" " See you tomorrow." " Right, goodbye." "46-year-old Lotta Lovdahl was the surprise winner." "Promising to make Stockholm's schools and healthcare World class, she Won a landslide victory over Joel Adler and the alliance." "She is described as a strong figure who goes her own Way." "Hi Dad!" " You're at home?" " Why wouldn't I be?" " How was the rehearsal?" " Good." "I mostly had to look sad." "And after eight years in office, Joel Adler had to step down." "Today he arrived at City Hall as an opposition leader." " What's your advice to Lotta Lovdahl?" " Welcome to reality, perhaps." "Lotta Lovdahl made lots of promises, but they need financial backing." "If those promises are to be kept..." " Arrogant bastard." " He's a person too." " Even if he doesn't think like you." " Today we're having meatballs." " Honey, put that down and eat" " Here's our food." " Put that down and eat." " Just let me send this to Dad" " That way he can be with us." " Mum would only carp at him." "Julia, stop." "You can't bloody well compare your dad to Joel Adler." " All you do is smear each other." " That's politics!" " I'm not interested in politics!" " What are you interested in, then?" "Mum!" "A dog hair!" "Bye." "There's a sleep-over at Ellinor's." "Have you forgotten?" " Tomorrow's a school day!" " Teacher seminar, forgot that too?" "No." "Phone and say good night." "Ow, what's wrong with you?" " I'm going out." " Where to?" " Out." " That's not an answer." " Bye!" " Samuel..." "Hello?" "Yeah, I'm on my way now." "I'll be there in five minutes." "Don't look at me!" "Let's switch, but put it in your pocket." "Okay, talk to you tomorrow." "Love you." "Love you too, Mum!" "Bye." " Does she suspect anything?" " I don't think so." " We've been here 20 minutes." " What time is it?" "Half past." "My parents will be home by 11.30 or midnight." "We need to hurry." "I want a bowling party, so I can invite a small group" "Eight people, two teams of four, so everyone has a chance to play." "Your birthday isn't for six months, there's plenty of time to plan!" " I forgot myself!" "That makes nine!" " It'll be fine." "Go to sleep now." " Can I call Julia and say good night?" " She's asleep." "You should be too." "I need to prioritize." "I want to put off building the new finance center" "Stockholm Financial City in Frihamnen is postponed." "I am beside myself." "We could be the financial center of northern Europe." "Frihamnen would be like La Defense in Paris." "A new skyline, an attraction." "This isn't a contest about who has the biggest skyscraper, is it'?" "Nor is it about burying our heads in the sand while the rest of Europe rushes past calling "Goodbye Stockholm"." "Investments will put an end to this recession." "You want to invest in finance." "When our schools are lacking maths books" " Why are you stopping Financial City?" " Welfare comes first." "Won't this make the recession even worse?" "I understand your concern." "But our children and elderly can't wait" "If my mother develops dementia, she should have good care." " Does your party support you?" " I'm working on that." "We're so glad to have you here." "I hope to see you at the premiere." " Have a seat wherever you like." " Thank you." " Honestly, this is ridiculous." " Can't we just try it once?" "And Eros, you need to stand still, don't swing the case." "This is very sad." "You're tearful, you'll never see Dad again." " What are you doing here?" " From the top!" "I thought I could drive Hanna home so you can go to the gym or..." " I don't have any gym clothes here!" " You say you never have time to go." "Hang on, hang on." "HELLO!" " I can't concentrate!" " I apologise." "I'm Joel Adler, Hanna's dad." "I've never been here before." "Sorry." "Okay, let's take it from the top." "And Maya, can we try a Finnish accent?" " That's the muscle." "Breathe." " I'm trying." "There you are!" "I've been calling all morning." "And where is she?" "Here!" "No street shoes in here!" "I called you last night, but your phone was off." " I need to talk with her." " We're done here." "Ten o'clock Tuesday?" "Great that I'm here, I need a massage, I'm so tense and stressed." "And why?" "Because...because, the... the fucking dolphin things..." " Cool down, take it easy!" "The fucking seals have ear canals." "Did you know that?" "They don't have outer ears, but they hear." "And my producer... who went to Skansen to seal the biggest deal in Megatelevision history proposed a hundred decibel band blasting over the seal pool!" "Idiot!" " I never said a hundred decibels!" " Sit down." "I had a five-hour message from the guy with poo on his fingers." " Under his nails, I said." " Nails, fingers, who cares?" "He doesn't think that we have any respect for the animals." "Sanna!" "I'm the one who has to sack everyone if this falls through." "You fix this or you'll be back in the studio doing "Guess the Word"!" " Pontus Francke?" " That's me." "I know, I recognise you." "I'm ready as soon as you've changed." " Looking forward to it." " Make sure he keeps his pants on." "There you are!" "I was at the bear enclosure and then the elks, and the people at the stables said you were here somewhere." "I think you" "I think you misunderstood what I meant." "About Arvingarna playing by the seals I'm talking about a feeling." "Hi there..." "I had no idea seals didn't have outer ears." "I'm very sorry." "No, they're on the inside." "See it as a unique opportunity to get your message across." " And what would that be?" " Get off...!" "Respect for animals" "Show the world from their perspective." "What this monkey knows." " It's a lemur." " Lemur, right." " Hi, lemur!" "Do you remember Africa?" " It's from Madagascar." "There you go." "Does it get homesick?" "Isn't Madagascar in Africa?" "Technically, but they don't exist on the continent." "Only on Madagascar" "And a few nearby islands." "You don't have to be afraid of them." "What's amazing about them is that they have no aggression." "That's because they don't have any natural enemies, no threats." "If you pull a monkey's tail, he'll turn round and bite your hand." "If you pull a lemur's tail, he'll just wonder why he's stopped moving." "Their ears are special because the ectotympanic bone in the middle ear doesn't develop when they grow up, like it does in other primates." "Then we don't want music near them either." "You know, television is all fake." "We clip between different places." "We place Francke up by the seals to present the whole programme." "And we cut to Arvingarna...here!" "They can play here, Casper and Lasseman" "They go round and round, the music, this great carnival atmosphere." "Then we cut to the elk and Francke introduces some new comedian." " Can they play while it's moving?" " Of course, no problem..." "Who?" " Arvingarna." " Oh..." "I thought you meant the elk" "This is so great!" "I love animals." "My job is to see to the animals' best interests." "And they're not interested." " What do you mean, not interested?" " In more attention." "I'm sorry, I don't think you're getting this." "This is TV." "You can't..." "I can't..." "I can't just tell my boss the animals aren't interested, or never were!" "He'll say, "So, you can talk to animals?"" ""No, but Kristina can." We can't just..." " The whole idea is based on animals!" " Then you need a new idea." " Have you heard of "Guess the Word"?" " No." "No, of course not." "You don't watch TV." "A host sits in the studio hour after hour all night presenting letters." "CHCPU... chocolate pudding!" "That was last week's word." "In the past people phoned in and you could talk to someone." "Now they text." "And then it starts all over." "Night after night." "But that's not the animals' problem" "Nor yours either" "I have no idea why we had to get the animals involved in this." "Stupid!" "You know, I don't even like animals." "A tall." "I know." "You might recognise this blue room from television because in here they do all the interviews with all the Nobel Prize winners." "And now we're going to enter the Golden Hall." "Here in front of us is the symbol of Stockholm:" "The Queen of Lake Malaren, or as we say in Swedish, Malardrottningen." "On her left side are New York and Paris, symbols of the western world." "And on her right side she has a symbol of the Orient." "The room is made of 18,600,000 pieces of golden mosaic." " Every piece was handmade in Berlin." " The architect would not compromise." "It made him overdraw the budget from 4 million to 18 million kronor." " At least he finished it." " There was no recession then." " It was in the middle of a world war!" " This is former mayor Johan Adler." "Yes, and if you follow me now we will now enter the famous Blue Hall." "Which in fact, as you all can see is red!" " You haven't forgotten the stairs?" " That's a good story." "Mr Ostberg had his wife walk up and down and up and down the stairs dressed in an evening gown while they adjusted the steps." "So the Royal family and Nobel prize winners could walk without stumbling" "Catastrophe!" " And afterward she divorced him." " These things happen..." " if you'll all follow me down here." " I think it's time to say goodbye." "I hope you will be able to adopt our knowledge on the welfare society." "Watch the stairs." " Thanks for your help" " Bye-bye." " Sayonara." "And please, enjoy the rest of your stay in Stockholm." "Our kids seem to have "enjoyed" Stockholm." "Have you seen this?" "Look" " Caramel Club?" "What's that?" " No idea." "No place for our voters" " What is your son playing at?" " Or your daughter, for that matter?" "I can't control who he goes outwith." "He's 18; he's an adult." " But my daughter is only 14!" " Then you need to watch over her." "Naturally!" "But you scare me, just letting go when your son turns 18." " Watch the steps..." " She may trip anyway." " Can I keep this?" " Sure." "We'll talk about this later" "No, no, I'm not the problem, it's her." "That's right." " Why did you lie?" " I didn't." "I didn't say where I was." "It says here you had a false ID." "Is this some protest against me?" " Don't leave, I'm talking to you!" " Can't go to the toilet?" "!" "I told Julia her mum wouldn't allow her to go to places like that." " I don't!" " It's Granny." " She said it's none of my business." " Excuse me, Gunnel." " Hi Mum." " How could you say I had dementia!" " I didn't say that!" "I can't leave the house now, everyone will think I'm stupid." "Mum, I said IF my mum got dementia." "It was an example!" "Now I'm reading about Julia." "She's in the papers too!" " I've got better things to do!" " Do you let her run around like that?" " Why do a job that isn't appreciated?" " They put drugs in the drinks!" " Can I call you this evening?" "Bye!" " Ingrid!" " It's Thursday, Lotta." " Look here!" "I'm late for my rose therapy again." "My days are too long." "I have a life of my own." "I've missed out on two courses now." "I want to feel meaning in my life I want to grow and move on!" "Then go!" "Go, Gunnel, go!" "I'm so bloody sick of you!" "Go on out and smell the roses." "Go on, you old bag!" "Go on, one foot in front of the other!" " What happened, Mum?" " I think I fired Gunnel." " That wasn't very smart." " No, it may not have been." "Ow!" "Did you know whose son he was?" "The papers linked it to me and my party." " Sod your party." " Stop it, Julia." "It's always about you." "You, you, you and your fucking politics!" "Mum, with Gunnel gone, who will look after Topsy?" "Of course I'll discuss it in the press conference." "Talk to you soon." " I have the development agreements" " Shut the door!" "She might run off." "We had some problems at home." "I can't leave her alone all day." " We used to have help at home." " Domestic help?" " No...sort of." "Anyway, she's gone." " Oh, you sacked her." " I wouldn't call it that." " I hope you had a contract." " Of course it's all legal." " No doubt." "I meant confidentiality." "So she doesn't contact the press." "We have enough scandals." "The development agreements." "I have a few more shelves of them." "Martin, I don't have time right now." "Just leave them on my desk." "Oh, and don't forget to shut the door when you leave" "To compensate for lost work, we are moving up some housing construction." "Do you think 14-year-old should be going to nightclubs?" " How is that relevant?" " Considering all the headlines, very." "Of course 14-year-old shouldn't go to bars." "That's why we have an age limit." " But there's no controlling kids" " Are you a good mother?" "What can I say to that?" "No one is perfect, are they?" "All parents feel like failures now and then." " Any news from the zookeeper?" " They'll let us know tomorrow." "It feels like waiting for my own death sentence." " Crazy that he has that much power." " Well, don't blame me!" " It wasn't my idea to use animals." " We wouldn't have got the contract." " Maybe we shouldn't have." " I had such a nightmare last night." "I woke in a cold sweat." "I dreamt I was telling the staff, "Sorry."" ""You don't have jobs any more." "The dream is over."" "Then I remembered I had you, Sanna." "And there's no man you can't sweet talk." "And I went back to sleep." "OK, Skansen's main stage tomorrow." "Go home and get rested up." " I'll be right there." " I thought of something if we have a problem, we can shoot footage at Kolmarden Zoo instead." " One elk is as good as another." " What the hell?" "We can't do that!" "The viewers will know." "They even know the names of the bears." "The one thing we can't fake is Skansen Zoo." "Now I'm worried again." "They take tonnes of pictures, but they look for the worst ones." " So, what are we voting for?" " We're voting for..." " Now I can look at those contracts." " I can't." "I've got theater tickets." " I'll talk to you tomorrow." " Goodbye." "We were just reading about you." "Have you seen this?" "They can be right bastards sometimes." "Maybe you can use an evening off." "With the kids." "They have a dad." "They're sleeping at his place tonight." "Read it if you want." "I wouldn't." "Lotta Lovdahl confesses:" ""I'm a failed mum"" " Excuse me." "Oh, hello!" " Hi, Martin." " So you're here!" " We have a daughter in the show." "How nice." "Imagine seeing Martin here." "And Romeo, then?" "Is he here too?" "No, that's right, he's on the town with Julia." "Francke will kill me when he finds out!" "didn't pull this off." "It's a television programme." "It's not the whole world." "And it's not the whole world that the papers call my sister a failed mum." "Say." "Why me'?" "Oh tell me why it's always me who is tortured by love that never stays but never dies" " It's silly to have Strindberg sing." " It is a musical." "Quiet now." "Can this be one of Nature's laws that love is just a torment that brings out all man's flaws?" "Say, one day that I'll find inner calm and peace in my soul" "Human beings are to be pitied" " Has Francke left his girlfriend?" " Stop moralising!" " It's just sex." "You could use it too." " You're 40!" " You're running out of time..." " Have time for what, exactly?" "Have kids, for example." "Do you know what a stereotypical old-fashioned mindset you have?" " That's why you couldn't leave Benke." " We're divorced." "And how long did that take?" "Did you know he's even hit on me?" "Christmas two years ago." "He played footsie with me under the table." " You never told me that." " What do you think?" "We're sisters." "That's it..." "I'm going to find a man." "You coming?" " No, I've got a city council meeting." " How utterly boring!" "I have a meeting tomorrow too." "To be sacked." "But I'm trying to relax." "Well, that's easy for you to say." "Why is everything easy for me and so hard for you?" " Go on, now." "Go!" " Sure you're not coming?" " Go on!" " You could use it..." "Go!" "Well...cheers." " Hello?" " Let me say good night to the girls" " Julia is at a friend's." " We need to have the same rules!" "Maybe I don't like your rules." "And she gets to sleep in tomorrow." "I know where Julia is." " You have to try." "Please." " Hold on, Lotta." "What's she saying?" "I'll be at dad's tomorrow." "He won't get it anyway. 4791" "It says Ostgren on the door." "Erik Dahlberg Boulevard." "Great, great." "I'll die here if you don 'T come." "Julia." " Hi there." "Julia, we're going home." " She can make her own decisions." "Samuel Adler, right?" "You've been in the newspapers." " Yeah." " I recognise you from your picture." " If you drag her out at night again..." " Night?" "It's half past nine." "Shut up. if you drag my daughter out again I'll personally kill you." "Come now, Julia." "And you, little Ellinor, don't look so pleased." "You're going home too." "So long." " Wow, what an embarrassing mum!" " Threatening people's lives!" " They're not even 15." "They're kids." " So?" "How old is Marcus?" "14?" " Awkward..." " Good night, Julia!" "It's just a stage." "Don't forget I'm also here to help" "You're no help." "You're Mr Nice Guy." "When it gets serious, it's all me." "That's because you take all the responsibility." "No, wait a minute." " Can't you stay and talk a while?" " I've got the dog." " That's all right." " Okay then." "But don't let her jump on the sofa." "Nutter." "Sanna!" "Over here!" " Sanna's here." " Hurray..." "So...you're here." "I thought you'd be home resting up for tomorrow." " I could say the same to you." " Have a seat!" "No, no, I..." "I have a..." "I'm meeting someone, actually." " Who?" "The zookeeper?" " The man in charge!" "Let me tell you!" " I suppose I could..." " This is so cute." "Pontus woke up at 7 AM and wanted to baby-sleep." " Baby?" " Spooning." "I can't sleep unless..." "It's your phrase!" "You wanted to lie in foetal position..." " It's called spooning." " Spooning." "He wanted comforting, he was mumbling about firing people" "There was some zoo...no, it was seals' ears." "I didn't know they had ears." " No, they don't." "No outer ears." " No, they're internal." "You two learn so much from that programme!" "Can't be involved?" "I'd be great!" "I love animals, but Pontus won't let me have any." " Isn't that right, dear?" " They're a problem when you travel." " Kids are better." " Kids?" "Did you say you want kids?" "I think it's a little early, but if you want kids, then of course we will." "I'd like to have a career first but then I'd like to have kids" "But getting back to the programme." "I think I'd be great." " I have to count letters in a studio." " Is that really so bad?" " You don't think so?" " You were great last night" " I even guessed the word right." " I can't believe you watch me!" "There are lots of surprises in life." "Skansen's main stage tomorrow, 10 AM, and I want you sharp!" "Goodbye, hi to the kids." "I have an early morning." "Can you at least look at me when I'm talking to you?" " Yes, of course." " You're looking through me." "Have you ever heard of quality time?" "The bill, please." "There's only one letter missing." "We have AVIAR and the clue is." "What is good on an egg sandwich?"" "Time to sleep." "Strawberry, lime, mango, forest raspberry, pomegranate..." "Who the hell worked out that we can drink cactus?" " Excuse me?" "You don't have lemon?" " I'll check." " Here comes Kristina." " Finally!" "So, what have you got for me, Kristina?" "Let's hear it." "I'm not really used to talking to a whole pack like this..." "We don't bite." "Do we?" "No." "The most important consideration with a project like this is to have... if not great expertise, then at least a great love" "and respect for the animals." "Absolutely." " Quite simply honest intentions." " Oh, we definitely have that." " We have pear and lemon balm" " That sounds great." "Shit!" "Sorry, sorry." "Excuse me." "For this to work we need a very competent and sensitive person in charge." "And if that person is Sanna Lovdahl... then I expect no problems whatsoever." "YES!" "Fucking fantastic!" "Hell, that's bloody great." "Sorry, sorry." " Then it's a go." " The zoo must approve every activity." " Yes, I'll be watching you." " I have no problems with that." "Kristina!" " Why did you say yes?" " I didn't want you counting letters." "Can I buy you dinner tonight, as thanks?" " I can't tonight." " Of course." "It was rather sudden." "But you know what, I have friends coming over." "Open house." "If you want." " Your house?" "Sure!" " After five." "Here's my address." "Kristina!" "This is bloody great!" "Good work!" "This is going to be great." "Great, Kristina!" "Study the material so you don't make a hasty decision." "It's about jobs, too." "Which is why we're renovating eight schools and building flats." "You want me to tell the contractors, "Sorry, Financial City is off."" " "But you can paint eight schools."" " We can throw in some daycares too." " I think that's all we can do today" " I think you're right." " Well, have a good weekend." " Have a good weekend." "Martin." "I want all planned projects on my desk right after the weekend." "Okay." " I'd better shut the door" " Please." "Hi there." " You've been threatening my son." " Threatening?" " You said you wanted to kill him" " For Christ's sake..." "Obviously I'm not going to kill him." "But how can I protect my daughter?" "And you can't come in here unannounced." "Excuse me." "It's hard to get an audience when your secretary has gone." "I didn't think dogs were allowed in City Hall" "Certain things come along with power." "You have to learn to handle them." " You have no idea what I'm handling" " I sat at that desk for eight years." "There's a big difference between you and me." "You can focus on politics." "No one cares if you're a bad father, but I'm hung out in the press." "Don't you give me that gender lecture on parenthood." "Lotta!" "Here at City Hall we distinguish between people and politics." " We can argue, but in the cantina..." " This isn't a bloody cantina." "What's with this ruddy thing?" "Piece of shit..." "You know, you swear a lot." " Bollocks!" " Excuse me." "Might work better if you plug the ruddy thing in" "There." " Hi." " Hello...?" " We're just...making copies." " I see..." " She got out" " Excuse me." " Thanks for helping with Topsy" " Keep your door closed." "Happy Easter!" "What would you like to drink?" "Red, white, champagne?" "Beer?" " I'll have a beer." " One beer..." "Here you are." "Let me introduce you to everyone." "This is Max." "My fiance" " Max Scheele." " Sanna Lovdahl." "I've heard of you." "Welcome." "I'm upset that she's talking with the opposition about Kungsholmen when she hasn't even got the support of the party." "She seems to have more contact with the opposition than with me." "Joel Adler." "You heard me." "He comes and goes as he pleases." "And she leaves the original in the copier!" "Next time she'll hand it over to the press." "This is going too far." " Aren't you cold?" " Me?" "Nah, this is like a down jacket." "I have a boy f... a man, like you." "A boyfriend." "Or lover, maybe." "I'm his lover, because he...he has a girlfriend." "So, we've cleared that up." "That's good, since we'll be working together." "You have Max, that's great." "So we can have a professional relationship." " What else would we have?" " What?" "What do you mean?" "What kind of relationship?" "What are you doing?" "What's going on?" "Go." "I want you to go." "Sorry." "I'm really sorry." "What are you playing at?" "Julia." "Get up now!" "We're leaving in a half hour." "Jesus!" " Hi, what are you doing here?" " Julia is missing." "This is Lotta Lovdahl." "My wife Rebecca." " Hi." "My parents live right next door." " I know." "I'm sorry, but Julia is missing and she's with your son Samuel." " No, he's with his friend Markus." " No, he's lying." "Of course he's lying." "Everyone does sometimes." " Samuel lies, Julia lies." "We all do." " He's lying." " Where is Samuel?" " With Markus at our country home." "Good." "But he's with Julia." "I have it on this mobile phone." "My youngest records everything." "She's like a detective agency." "Here's the whole conversation about running off." " Detective agency..." " It's not really funny." "So where is this country home?" "It's not far from here" "I'll drive." "I'll drive." "I know where it is." "You're hardly ever there" " What's he like, Samuel?" " I don't think he'd do anything bad." "But suddenly we know absolutely nothing about our kids." "No, no, go ahead." "You first." "You're in power now." "You aren't in power, the power is in you." "An old prime minister said that." "So is it, then?" "The power." "Is it in you?" "How long have you had the chalet?" "All my life, pretty much." "My parents bought it when they came to Sweden in 68, and I inherited it." " Did they die long ago?" " Almost ten years." "First Mum, and then just two months later it was Dad's turn." "His heart." "They couldn't live without each other." "She's almost 15." "And nothing happened!" " Do you love her?" " Love?" "I was so worried!" "You were reading Romeo and Juliet and..." "I feel so stupid." "But she ran away too." "And they took poison and both died because their love was forbidden..." "But Mum, it's just a play" "We need to pull ourselves together." "We have to go paint Easter eggs." "Light, a light touch." "Like a puff of air, to keep from breaking the shell" "It's so very fragile." "I'm painting an egg with the sky and flying chicks." " You work too much." " I'm thinking of quitting." " You're quitting?" " You can't quit." "You rule the roost." " Roost?" " A figure of speech, my little chick." " You didn't even vote for me, Dad." " I'm not much for mutual admiration." "It's windy at the top, my dear." "And he that takes the devil into his boat, must carry him over the sound." "That's another figure of speech." "I'll teach you some more." " I can't take it." " When you were young, I stayed home." " But you weren't the mayor" " And I didn't suffer for that." " But Dad made all the money." " Dad is opening a big sports store." "I don't understand how he dares to expand when times are so bad." "I've always liked Benke." "He has a real business sense." " And so does your mother, girls." " That's right, no dementia here." "But I liked being at home." "That's how I had the idea to help Kalle's sales." "There were lots of families on our street." "You played and we talked." "And when they liked something, you listened." " You went and bought that thing." " "Word of mouth sales" was born." "Were the permanent press sheets your idea too?" "No, that's all Kalle." "I've always liked ironing." "But you couldn't sleep in them, they just puffed up." "But they sold well." " Mum, why didn't you tell us?" " Why should I have?" "Cheers!" " These are great Grey owls." " Check that out!" "Christ they're cute." "Sanna, look!" "He's looking at me." "Cool!" "Can I get him to land on my arm?" " No, you can't." " You're so bloody negative!" "And the horses up here..." " Could we go in and..." " No, you can't." "What the hell can we do here?" "Has he told you about those owls?" "They take over other birds' nests too" " Imagine meeting you here..." " I'm really sorry." "I do apologise." "I never..." "I mean...it was..." "I mean, kissing him." "And on your balcony, on top of that." "And I don't mean that I'd kiss him somewhere else..." "And even if I wanted to, I know I mustn't." " Sanna has been unburdening herself." " And now Sanna is leaving." "What are you doing here?" "I wake up, you're not there, I go to work, stand on stage, think of you." ""What's he doing?" "Is he kissing her, are they having sex in some stable?"" " We're not kissing or having sex" " Was I just an escape?" "Someone to take care of you?" "A posh address?" "Is that it?" "Is it too much to ask that you explain?" "I can't say with certainty that "this is howl am and always will be"." "What?" "What planet do you live on?" "How the hell can I live with someone who doesn't know who he is?" "Do you love her?" "I loved you." "You loved..." " Do you have any bigger horses?" " Yes." "Great!" "I'd love three or four" " We can come riding at a gallop..." " Then we need a bigger field." "Something like a Knight Templar theme." "The Germans love that." "Hang on..." "HOT BUM" "Me?" " So you think I have a hot bum?" " In certain lighting." " Open it." "No, wait, wait." " Weren't we just out for a beer'?" "There..." "And there." "Excuse me." "Cheers." "Here, open it." "Cheers." " There, now open it." " Can I open it now?" "You're sure?" "Wait!" "Just kidding." "Go ahead." "You're not dating anyone else, right?" " No." " Good." "Open it." "Eh..." "I know I've been a pr..." "I know I've peen a br...damn it." "I know I've been a prat." "Sometimes I can't see the forest for the trees." "Christ, what am I saying?" "!" "I'll be 40 soon." "Can you imagine that?" "People used to be dead by 40." " Please." "You just turned 35." " Five years goes fast!" " I want kids and family life." " What about Milou?" "Milou is great, I love her, but she's not you." "You and I, we click!" " Best sex in town." " Now you're supposed to say yes." " To what?" " Shit, haven't I asked yet?" " There." "Excuse me." " Are you crazy?" "Will you marry me?" "I think it's good to show a more personal side." "They want to focus on how we reconcile family and politics" "Why do you want to put us on display?" "Don't you understand, this is good for you!" "Other politicians have scandals, but we've done everything right." "We have nothing to be ashamed of" " But what do we have?" " What do you mean?" "Do you love me?" "You..." "I...we started on this path together." " And I've stayed by you all the way" " I want to know if you love me." "Love has a voice and it's singing our song now" "We hear its voice now" "The path of love gives us no reply to when or how or why" "But love will never die" "No, love will never die" "Tell the Parliament that this is a city matter." "Absolutely." "Talk to you later this week" "Joel Adler would like to talk to you Shall I ask him in?" "Yes, certainly." " She'll see you now." " Thank you." " Hi." " Wow, we're making progress." " You came announced." " Your secretary was here today." " And look, I'm closing the door." " Bravo." "Look, our little podgy-wodgy is still here!" " Eh?" "Little podgy-wodgy." " Are you here for me or my fat dog?" " I'm here to warn you." " What?" " Some people want you to fail." " You, for instance." "Of course, but I mean your own people They think you're moving too fast." " And they've chosen a successor." " How do you know?" "Well..." "You learn to see through facades and hear through walls" "I've lived with this power game for so long." "Some days you don't know if its even real opposition or your imagination." "So why are you telling me this?" "Because I like you." "Who have they named my successor?" "Martin Larsson." "Say." "Why me'?" "Damn." "What now?" "So when did it start?" "When I stopped the big construction project?" "Or even further back?" "Oh, I know!" "That convention when I wouldn't let you kiss me. 1982?" "83?" " I do have neighbours." " You hate that I was elected." "Lotta, it's nothing personal." "But you can't go your own way all the time." " It's what we promised to do!" " You're driving a wedge in the party." "I can't just stand idly by while it falls apart." "I've always been loyal." " You can't talk about party loyalty!" " It was 1982." " What?" " It was 1982." " What was?" " The conference." "And I did kiss you." " I did." "Lotta on Troublemaker Street." " Martin Luther." " Do you want a drink?" "Whisky?" "Wine?" " No, I'm driving." "Juice!" "Fresh squeezed!" "She took the bed and left." "Sounds like a title for a novel." ""She took the bed and left"." "Can you imagine, we were together for nearly 25 years." "Married for 23." " She moved out last autumn." " Why didn't you tell me?" "It's not the kind of thing you talk about at work." "Cheers." "May I ask why she took the bed?" "That seems a bit drastic." "It does seem that way." "I suppose it was symbolic." "She screamed that I was married to the party." "I could fuck it instead of her." "And she took the bed with her." "Well, she had help." "Oh my god." "Do those still exist?" " What?" " The sheets." " Can you sleep on them?" " Yeah..." "It's not made up now, but you don't have to iron them." " I know." "My dad imported them." " Well." "Thank him from me." " I can't sleep on them." " No?" "Maybe you should try again." "L think they're comfy." "I wonder if there's any place for love?" "It's this job." "But for me it wasn't just politics." "It wasn't just that." "Remember the Social Democratic Youth League courses in Bommersvik?" "Down by the jetty." "We were going to go swimming." "And Erlander and Aina came by." "Or in the sauna." "Were you there that night Palme came in?" "And we sat discussing and discussing." "Solidarity without borders." "Yes, that's right." "Solidarity, Martin." "That means not going behind someone's back." "I wonder if there's any place for love." "They couldn't live without each other." " Why are you telling me this?" " Because I like you." "Because I like you." "What are you doing?" "Sneaking around my window." "I've always been around here." "It's not my fault you suddenly moved here." " I've lived here for two years." " Why'd you have to buy that house?" "I didn't know your parents lived next door!" " My wife wanted to live here." " And you listened to her?" " Don't talk to me about listening!" " I'm so fucking sick of you!" " This won't work, Joel" " What?" "It bloody won't work." "Nice to just relax and be myself, forget all the world as well" "Happy and free, just like life should be." "Sunlight on my face, a day in June and I hum a little tune" "Alive and in love, the sun up above" "Seize the day is what I say, even when it's Grey" "Life has its ups and downs..." "Stop, stop, stop." "This doesn't work" " What's wrong?" " We can't be going round like that." " Whose idea was this?" " It looks great." "You'll be here in white suits." "It's going to look fantastic." "I promise." "I can't take this spinning I get dizzy." "Take a break." "It looks great." " There's a great stage over there." " We're not using it." " Not on the main stage?" " That's the gimmick." "You were right." "That Casper has motion sickness." "I know." "I've ridden on that roundabout." "I felt sick too, so I got off" " It wasn't your fault." " Hey, it was my idea." "I'm not talking about the merry-go-round." "I kissed you because I wanted to." "I now have, like you, a man to live with." "I've left Max." "I think I love you" "Who are you, really?" "You come and go with the jumping seals and lemurs and owls." "But I'm not an animal I'm a person." "And it's not easy being a person." "Excuse me, I have to work now." "Finally the love I dreamed, it came to me in real life" "There's no heartache, we give and take, together" "It's just as if you lighted a flame inside my heart" "We will never part" "You are everything I dreamt of, you're my one and only true love" "Every time you look at me I am lost in your eyes" "Friends." "Party members." "I know several of you don't want me here." "But should I just give up?" "When my children grow up and set out to achieve their dreams what lesson will I have given them?" "That there's no point." "I love my children, and that's why I won't give up." "You can disagree, you can attack me, I'll take it." "I've decided to stay." "But I've promised myself something:" "That I will never sacrifice my right to be human." "My duty to be human." "To live, to love, and even to make mistakes occasionally." "Oskar, twelve minutes and no umbrellas." " What if it rains?" " Does it look like it's raining?" "You stay on the seals in the live teaser." "Camera 2 is on Francke." "They want the seals on screen in some "live teaser"." " Say "Tonight we take off at Skansen"" " What takeoff?" "There's no takeoff." " We start with the seals..." " Just say it." "Just say it." "We'll do the seals later." " Just for the teaser." " Tell them I won't say it!" "They want to feed the seals, so don't feed them too much beforehand." " Who's going to feed them?" " That Francke, I think." " That'll do, thanks." " See you later." "Remember, mean what you say;" "It has to come from your heart." "From my heart?" "Straight from your heart" " They're going to love you." " Hell, I'm not worried about that." "I'm worried about this." "I know you care, but do you really love me?" "I don't know." "I don't know if I'm sure of what I'm doing." "I can't do this, Francke, I can't." "I'm sorry." " This wasn't a good idea, was it?" " It was an awful idea." "Sanna, look at me." "I was so afraid of losing you." "I need you." "I could never survive a live broadcast without you." "I'm here." "I'm here, now." "Go get 'em." " Francke, you're on in ten minutes." " Do you still have the box?" " Don't overdo the make-up." " It looks great." "But when power becomes an end unto itself, it's time to step down." "So I have decided to step down as opposition leader." " Is this because you've lost power?" " No, it's because we all need to stop and ask ourselves where we're headed." " Do you have higher aims?" " Not now." "But I'll stay in the party." " What will you do now?" " This moment?" "Right now I'm heading for my favourite place, quiet and peaceful, and just breathe." "And after that we'll see." "Thank you all." " Where's Topsy?" "She hasn't run off?" " You didn't hear?" "She's in daycare." "Oh, no." "It's going to be so empty without her." "Congratulations." "I'll understand if you want to get rid of me too." "I'm not interested in a mutual admiration society." "I need your experience" "I need for things not to be all that easy." "So you want me to stay?" "Do you want to?" "There was that whole Frihamnen thing..." "Those plans are on ice." "For now." "Places!" "Five, four..." "Tonight we take off at Skansen, with more than you ever dreamed!" "If you think I'm working late tonight, forget it." "This is a TV night." "With "Skansen Sings"." "8 PM." "See you at..." "SKANSEN!" " You don't have to watch TV" " Don't you want that...?" "Thanks!" " Hello." "How did it go?" " Fantastic." "Come, Topsy." " How about her feeding?" " She only had 25 grams." "Let's make sure you're not tangled." "Bye, Topsy!" "We're going on an outing!" "Come, girl!" "There's space here, if we squeeze together a bit." " Everyone move one step down." " Thanks." "Hi." "You're Max Scheele." "Max Scheele." " You're not in the show?" " No, I'm not in Arvingarna." "No, you're Strindberg." "August Strindberg." " I've never been a Strindberg freak." " Me either." "This is the first time I've ever really got a feel for him." "I think it's because you sing that it really touches my heart." "Thanks." " Excuse me, I have lozenges." " That would be great." " I'll have one too." " Thanks." "I had planned to watch this on TV, but I happened to get a ticket." "I was thinking I could have stayed home and dry but this is really special." "I've got Strindberg himself here" "I'm not performing today, I just wanted to see the lads." " Do you know them?" " No, I don't know anyone here." "I picked this stage because of the tent." "They said it wouldn't be like the old sing-along, but the rain is the same" "Maybe it will let up by the time the show starts." "I haven't introduced myself." "I'm Martin Larsson." " Streets and properties commissioner." " Properties and streets?" "Vice versa." "You start with the streets, then the properties." "You need streets before the buildings come along." "Thank you." "We're going to wait and see if the weather improves by the time the broadcast starts." " How about a sample?" " Sample, sample, sample!" "Camera five on the merry-go-round." "What's going on, Arvingarna?" "One more time!" "One more time!" "Now they're starting again." ""Eloise"... turn that off." "Save your voices for the show!" " Let's get this show rolling." " Come on, everyone!" "Five, four, three, two, one." "Welcome to "Skansen Sings" and I do mean all of Skansen" "As you can see, I'm with the seals but we'll also visit the bears, the elk, and of course we have music with a whole array of performers." "And Arvingarna are on the merry-go-round." "Life can be just as dizzy as a carousel" "Just close your eyes and you'll see that life's as great as it can be" "And we have June, and Sigun and Amanda to show us that this is a great night to be alive" " What's going on?" " The seals aren't coming." "Come." "There!" "Okay, lemur close-up...now." "Can you make sure he gets over to the elk pen" " Go to the elk now." " The elk." "Come on!" "Are they okay?" " I mean, we didn't bother them?" " No." "Good." "I can't believe I'm doing this." "If you only knew... how afraid I am of animals..." "And how afraid I am to say I love someone." "And I think I love you." "For real." "We are gathered here today to celebrate the love of Max and Martin." "The whole church is rejoicing." "Don't be afraid" "I am beside you" "Come take my hand" "I will see you through" "Here in my arms just open your heart" "I'm only here because my daughter is a bridesmaid." " Me too." " Would you like to dance?" "Because I love you so just as you are and want to give you all that I have." "Just let me carry you when you are weak" " You can see Frihamnen from here." " I'm not interested." " Why didn't we become a couple?" " Because we're so different." "Don't be afraid" "I am beside you" "And you mean everything to me"