Den inre cirkeln

Sweden’s prime minister is expected to announce their resignation. Before the news becomes public during the Almedalen Week, where Swedish politicians annually meet, it’s crucial for the potential successors to strategically positions themselves and clean out any skeletons in the closet. The minister of enterprise David Ehrling (Niklas Engdahl) and his press secretary (Nanna Blondell) try to navigate the political playing field with a critical tabloid reporter (Ebba Hultkvist) at their heels. The Inner Circle, freely based on Per Schlingmann’s novel I maktens öga, is a political drama, which in the blaze of Sweden’s ongoing governmental crisis soars to exceptional heights of excitement and wonder about what may actually be taking place behind the curtains of politics. (Göteborg Film Festival)