Monopol (film)


Monopol is a 1996 Swedish comedy film directed by Claes Eriksson and the fifth to feature the members of Galenskaparna och After Shave.

Plot

Egil, a middle-aged man living a simple life, is a regular painter. One day, when he is about to paint a fence, the film team of Långa näsan, one of Sweden's most popular television programs, including the host Hacke Häger, suddenly shows up. Egil becomes the victim of a candid-camera prank, which will be aired on television. To Häger's surprise, Egil does not want to sign the broadcast permit required to broadcast the footage, nor come to the studio. Häger, under pressure to make a good television episode, broadcasts the footage against Egil's wishes. Egil represents a small crowd of Swedish people who do not want to be on TV and become famous.
Sune Finåker, Häger's employer, has a near-monopoly on Swedish TV and radio, owning 12 television channels, all commercially financed, but none of the state-owned channels. Hungry for more power and a full monopoly, he plans to buy them soon, so he forms his own political party. All of Sweden has been captivated in the hands of Finåker, with the slogan Förströelse och lätt underhållning, in front of their TV sets. Through a grand gala evening on his TV channels, he intends to win the elections via a majority vote and become Prime Minister, promising easy entertainment for everyone in the future.
In an attempt to prevent this total monopoly, Egil, along with Clary Blomstedt, an intellectual middle-aged teacher, and the incumbent government form a resistance group to end Finåker's plans to become Prime Minister by stopping him from gaining a majority in the elections.

Cast

Galenskaparna och After Shave:
Other actors: