Empire (2023)

Original title

Viften

Directed by

Frederikke Aspöck

Genre

drama film, satirical film, historical drama

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

11

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A satirical absurdist period drama set in 18th century Denmark. It follows a woman navigating the rigid court of a colonial empire.

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What happens

Empire (Danish: Viften) is a 2023 absurdist period drama film directed by Frederikke Aspöck from a screenplay by Anna Neye. It stars Neye and Sara Fanta Traore. The film had its world premiere on 29 January 2023 at the 2023 Gothenburg Film Festival. It won the 2023 Nordic Council Film Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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