Credits: screenplay: Mans Mansson; director of photography: Mans Mansson; editor: Sadri Cetinkaya, Mans Mansson; sound: Anders Jedenfors, Patrik Strömdahl; producer: Martin Persson; production: Anagram Productions, Lund;

Country: Sweden

Year: 2008

Running time: 81

Colour: Black & White

Format: 35 mm

Over the course of a year, we follow the former Swedish Minister of Defense Anders Björck in his work as governor of Uppsala County. The official position is almost 400 years old, and the job consists of sitting at a big desk, having lunch meetings with other governors, cutting ribbons at opening ceremonies, holding speeches and eating dinner with the king and queen of Sweden. It is hard work, but someone has to do it. Björck gives the viewer full access, making this personal portrait both humorous and very, very serious. The movie is shot in black and white on 16mm film, and young Swedish prodigy Mans Mansson lets the camera speak for itself. Without a narrating voice or interviews, he leaves us with a poetic pictorial language, allowing even the smallest details to make a difference. Full of cinéma vérité atmosphere, MR GOVERNOR captures and gives insight into one of the most forgotten elements of Swedish government and democracy, showing us how taxes are spent.