Swedish, Political, Gay, Rom Com- and its brilliant!
This is simply a fantastic film, sort of a `Thick of It'' in Sweden but with a gay love story thrown in. It is all about next Prime Minister to be David Holst (Bjorn Kjellmann). He is happily married to his job as Party Chairman of the Liberal Democrats, brought up as a Baptist he was taught to believe that most fun things were wrong, causing him to indulge in a life of denial including punitive masturbation (that is think of someone ugly while you're doing it). After his election goes south he has to rebuild the party from the ground up and starts to look at things a bit differently.
Then he runs into the stalking horse of the Socialists Martin, and as such sworn enemies of all things `right' ,(in the political sense that is), but there appears to be a frison between the cut back king of the right and the spend advocate of the left. David is also married to his personal assistant who has more good one liners than an average stand up, so often steals the show. He also has...
Four More Years!
Finally a delightful movie about grown men coming to terms with themselves and with love and which ends on a wonderful note! So many movies are about teens to young adults and it was good to see a movie where the two main characters are adult men! Wonderful movie, delightful, recommended!
terrific comedy
Conservative guy who doesn't know he's gay meets liberal guy who KNOWS he's gay and the fun begins. Even conservative guy's wife KNOWS he's gay.
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