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Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)

Margrete: Queen of the North poster
Original title
Margrete den første
Directed by
Charlotte Sieling
Genre
drama film, biographical film, historical film, historical drama
Country
Czech Republic, Iceland, Poland, Denmark
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
MA15+
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 93 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The queen of Denmark must confront a man who claims to be her long-dead son. She faces threats to her kingdom and her legacy in the early 1400s.

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What happens

Margrete: Queen of the North (Danish: Margrete den Første) is a 2021 Danish historical drama film, directed and co-written by Charlotte Sieling. The film is a fictionalised account of the 'False Oluf', an impostor who in 1402 claimed to be the deceased King Olaf II/Olav IV of Denmark and Norway, son of the title character Margrete I of Denmark. It was one of the largest productions in the history of Danish cinema, enjoying the largest budget ever for a Danish-language feature film. It premiered on 16 September 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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