Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)

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

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.

tensehistoricaldramaticslow-burnpoliticalsombermeditativevisually lush

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)

Trailer

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