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. A ROYAL AFFAIR is 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 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 the people. Above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.
A Royal Affair
En kongelig affære
L
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Run time
2h 17min
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Cyron Bjørn Melville
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Run time
2h 17min
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Cyron Bjørn Melville
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. A ROYAL AFFAIR is 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 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 the people. Above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.
Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane 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 the people. Above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.
Info
Rating
For All Audiences
Production year
2012
Global distributor
TrustNordisk
Local distributor
Estinfilm OÜ
In cinema
3/30/2012