Synopsis
On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.
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Cast
- Jesper ChristensenKing Haakon VII of Norway
- Anders Baasmo ChristiansenCrown Prince Olav of Norway
- Karl MarkovicsCurt Bräuer
- Tuva NovotnyCrown Princess Märtha of Norway
- Arthur HakalahtiFredrik Seeberg
- Svein TindbergPeder Wedel Jarlsberg
- Andreas LustHartvig Pohlman
- Katharina SchüttlerAnneliese Bräuer
- Ketil HøeghHalvdan Koht
- Gerald PettersenJohan Nygaardsvold
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
Its intent is to show us how difficult it is to see clearly during times of crisis, how what seems as simple as black and white today was the source of uncertainty and soul-searching when it happened. - 75
RogerEbert.com
What is unusual about the film is that it is a frankly admiring portrait of a monarch. The king here is the tale’s hero, and the choice he makes regarding the Nazi invasion undergird a drama that is proudly and unequivocally patriotic. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Haakon VII is a hero in Norway, and The King’s Choice tells us why. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Handsomely mounted and well acted, the film breaks no new ground but remains engrossing. - 70
Village Voice
The film is handsomely mounted, traditional in its scenecraft, superbly acted, and much less ham-handed than you might expect from a historical drama about a great man’s great moment. - 60
Variety
It has a few traumatic and bedazzling scenes of combat, but mostly it’s about the backroom bureaucratic gamesmanship of war. - 50
The New York Times
The King’s Choice maintains a sense of intrigue when it sticks to the king’s dealings with the government, but the movie drags when it moves outside of back rooms and deviates from setting up the Bräuer-Haakon showdown. - 50
Washington Post
The performances are fine and nuanced, but the stakes seem, for some reason, more theoretical than actual.
