The scandal that made Sweden's Justice Minister sue a newspaper—and lose the truth.
"Makten och sanningen" - depicts the Geijer-affair or the Brothel-affair in 1977 where journalist Peter Bratt was forced to publish an apology in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter even though it turned out that everything he had previously written in the case was true. The Swedish Minister of Justice Lennart Geijer was accused of using under age escort girls provided by the Madam Doris Hopp in Stockholm. Geijer denied the charges..
Direction
Öhman lets damning footage speak without sensationalism.
Editing
Seamless weaving of 1977 news broadcasts with modern reflections.
Production
Rare access to Bratt's personal archives and suppressed documents.
Director
Birgitta Öhman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Geijeraffären' remained taboo in Swedish media for decades; this 2007 doc broke the silence.
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