Directed by:
Nikolaj ArcelCinematography:
Rasmus VidebækCast:
Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Cyron Melville, Bent Mejding, Harriet Walter (more)Plots(1)
Denmark, 1766, and Caroline Mathilde is married to the mad and politically ineffectual King Christian VII. Ignored by the wild King who chooses to live scandalously, Caroline grows accustomed to a quiet existence in oppressed Copenhagen. When the King returns from a tour of Europe accompanied by Struensee, his new personal physician, Queen Caroline finds an unexpected ally within the kingdom. The attraction between the two is initially one of shared ideals and philosophy, but it soon turns into a passionate and clandestine affair. Committed to the ideals of the Enlightenment that are banned in Denmark, Struensee convinces the King to assert his previously untapped power to remove the conservative political council and implement drastic changes to Danish society. As the Court plot their return to power and the downfall of the Queen and Struensee, the consequences of their affair are made clear and the entire nation will be changed forever. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Alicia Vikander
Sweden
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Mads Mikkelsen
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Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
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Trine Dyrholm
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David Dencik
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Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Sweden
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Cyron Melville
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Bent Mejding
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Harriet Walter
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Laura Bro
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Søren Malling
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Jacob Lohmann
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Søren Spanning
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Frederik Johansen
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John Martinus
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Rosalinde Mynster
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Nikol Kouklová
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Michaela Horká
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William Jøhnk Nielsen
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Frank Rubæk
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