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Margrete: Queen of the North

2021 · 120 min

A stately, sombre historical drama that feels like a chess match of power and maternal doubt, slow and weighty.

Overview
1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union, ruled through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: The Kalmar Union.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Charlotte Sieling
Written by
Charlotte Sieling, Maya Ilsøe, Jesper Fink
Starring
Trine Dyrholm, Søren Malling, Morten Hee Andersen, Jakob Oftebro, Bjørn Floberg, Magnus Krepper, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Agnes Westerlund Rase
Music
Jon Ekstrand
Cinematography
Rasmus Videbæk
Runtime
120 min
Country
Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Czech Republic
Languages
Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, English

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