A Royal Affair
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- Release Date
- March 29, 2012
- Director
- Nikolaj Arcel
- Cast
- Alicia Vikander , Mads Mikkelsen , Mikkel Følsgaard , Trine Dyrholm , David Dencik , Thomas W. Gabrielsson
- Runtime
- 128
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Bodil Steensen-Leth , Rasmus Heisterberg , Nikolaj Arcel
- Tagline
- A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with his physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Summary
the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), the man of enlightenment and idealism Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen) and the young but strong Queen Caroline Mathilda (Alicia Vikander), A Royal Affair is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for their people.. Above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation. Award-winning writer/director Nikolaj Arcel presents an epic and dramatic love story based on historical events and starring internationally acclaimed Mads Mikkelsen (Magnolia’s upcoming THE HUNT for which Mikkelsen won the Best Actor Award at Cannes 2012, and rising star, Alicia Vikander.
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