Synopsis
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
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Cast
- Mads MikkelsenJohann Friedrich Struensee
- Alicia VikanderCaroline Mathilde
- Mikkel Boe FølsgaardChristian VII
- David DencikOve Høegh-Guldberg
- Cyron MelvilleEnevold Brandt
- Trine DyrholmJuliane Marie
- Thomas W. GabrielssonSchack Carl Rantzau
- William Jøhnk NielsenFrederik VI
- Laura BroLouise von Plessen
- Bent MejdingJ. H. E. Bernstoff
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
A big budget historical drama that carries Denmark's hopes into the Oscar season. It provides still more exposure for the rising Danish star Mads Mikkelsen, the latest male sex symbol of the art house crowd. - 83
The A.V. Club
Newcomer Følsgaard is the wild card, but he manages to make the king both villain and victim, sometimes a vindictive schemer, at others far-eyed and helpless, a puppet for the forces behind him. - 80
Empire
A voluptuous slice of historical drama that will satisfy period fans and Mikkelsen admirers equally. - 80
Time
A slam dunk in the genre, satisfying every period piece craving: torrid affair, mad king, bastard child, throngs at the palace gates and a history lesson that will be fresh to many. - 80
New York Daily News
Mikkelsen's unconventional features and intense talent lend a compelling edge to this expansive period piece. - 60
The Guardian
The chemistry between Mikkelsen and Vikander barely simmers, when it should boil. Nevertheless, it's a fascinating affair of state. - 60
Total Film
The stand-out, though, is Mikkel Boe Folsgaard as the King. Teetering on the edge of sanity, he is both detestable and sympathetic. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film is too tepid in its treatment of its central character and her situation to generate any real emotive charge.
