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Alexander Skarsgård

Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “The Diary of a Teenage Girl: Controversy over Sexual Relationship Between a 15-Year-Old Girl and an Adult” and “The Legend of Tarzan: Debate over Colonial Myth, 'White Saviour' and Tarzan's Racist Legacy”.

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Profile No. 0181 · Updated on 12 October 2026

5Documented controversies

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I. Documented controversies

2023

Infinity Pool: Controversy over Graphic Violence, Explicit Sex and Initial NC-17 Version

No legal proceedings

Infinity Pool prompted strong reactions for its extreme violence, nudity and graphic sex scenes, in a film centred on wealthy tourists escaping the consequences of their crimes.

State of the evidence: explicit content, critical reception and classification cuts documented
Legal status — source text: no personal legal proceedings
Attribution: artistic responsibility as lead actor; directing choices attributable to Brandon Cronenberg

Sources · 3

[1]
The Washington PostInfinity Pool movie reviewMediaHigh reliability
[2]
The GuardianAlexander Skarsgård: deep down we are animalsMediaHigh reliability
[3]
SVT NyheterRecension: Infinity PoolMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 31 August 2026

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2022

The Northman: Appropriation by White Nationalist Groups and Debate over Viking Imagery

No legal proceedings

White nationalist groups praised the Nordic and masculine aesthetic of The Northman, fuelling debate over the far right's appropriation of Viking mythology.

State of the evidence: ideological appropriation and critical debate documented
Legal status — source text: no personal legal proceedings
Attribution: Skarsgård plays the protagonist; no personal sympathy for the far right is documented

Sources · 1

[1]
The GuardianNorse code: are white supremacists reading too much into The Northman?MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 31 August 2026

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2016

The Legend of Tarzan: Debate over Colonial Myth, 'White Saviour' and Tarzan's Racist Legacy

No legal proceedings

The new Tarzan adaptation attempted to correct the character's colonial and racist legacy, but several critics considered that the film retained a white-saviour structure, with Tarzan at the centre of an Africa liberated by a European hero.

State of the evidence: critical controversy extensively documented
Legal status — source text: no personal legal proceedings
Attribution: Skarsgård is the lead actor; writing and directing choices are not personally attributed to him

Sources · 3

[1]
Los Angeles TimesCan you make a non-racist Tarzan movie?MediaHigh reliability
[2]
The GuardianFrom Tarzan to Avatar: the problem with the white man in the jungleMediaHigh reliability
[3]
The New YorkerThe Legend of TarzanMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 31 August 2026

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2015

The Diary of a Teenage Girl: Controversy over Sexual Relationship Between a 15-Year-Old Girl and an Adult

No legal proceedings

The film depicts a 15-year-old girl beginning a sexual relationship with her mother's adult boyfriend, played by Skarsgård. The deliberately ambiguous portrayal of this relationship prompted considerable controversy and an 18 classification in the United Kingdom.

State of the evidence: artistic controversy, restrictive classification and statements documented
Legal status — source text: no personal legal proceedings
Attribution: artistic responsibility as performer; the character's behaviour is not attributed to the actor

Sources · 2

[1]
The IndependentAlexander Skarsgard on Diary of a Teenage Girl underage relationship controversyMediaHigh reliability
[2]
The Washington PostThe Diary of a Teenage Girl breaks taboos about teenage girls sexualityMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 31 August 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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