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Royals at War

2020 · 1 season

A sober, talky history lesson that feels like leafing through a grim family album of wartime compromises.

Created by
Maud Guillaumin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Virginie Efira, Adolf Hitler
Overview
"Royals at War" examines the strategies used by the royal families of Europe during World War II in the face of increasingly powerful nationalist parties. Connected by family ties, the families witnessed the rise of power of Fascism and Nazism and found themselves, voluntarily or involuntarily, at the centre of Hitler's political scheming. The two episodes will recount the various families' ambiguous and difficult dealings with these.

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Created by
Maud Guillaumin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Virginie Efira, Adolf Hitler
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • family
  • betrayal
  • war
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour0
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Maud Guillaumin
Written by
Maud Guillaumin
Starring
Virginie Efira, Adolf Hitler
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 52 min each
Network
La Une
Country
Belgium
Languages
French

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