20/11/2012 - Inspired by the Swedish brothel scandal in the late 1970s, Swedish director Mikael Marcimain's feature debut is accused of slurring late prime minister Olof Palme

Swedish director Mikael Marcimain's feature debut Call Girl [+see also:
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A private citizen has asserted that facts in the film could constitute gross defamation of the late Prime Minister Olof Palme (who was murdered in 1986); the Chancellor is yet to decide whether a police investigation should be launched.

In the drama-thriller, which is inspired by the Swedish brothel scandal in the late 1970s, a prime minister (Magnus Krepper), who may resemble Palme, pays for sex with an under-age girl, the Swedish daily DN has reported.

The Swedish-Norwegian-Finnish-Irish co-production by Mimmi Spång for Garagefilm International, starring Sofia Karemyr, Simon J Berger and Josefin Asplund, was scripted by Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten, who claimed that "the story was entirely fictional and has nothing to do with real-life characters".

Call Girl shows that under the polished surface of the Swedish model Utopian society, other desires are eager to be fulfilled. A 14-year-old girl is recruited (by Pernilla August) into a ruthless world where power can get you anything - and what begins as an adventure soon becomes a nightmare.

According to DN Mårten Palme - the son of Olof Palme - said that it is obvious audiences should associate that one of the actors plays his father: "There are lots of markers that suggest it is him." Palme is considering whether to pursue the case further.