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The Girl King

The Girl King

2015Movie⏱️ 1h 46mNot Rated
BiographyDramaHistoryRomance
5.9
IMDB Rating
4,706 votes

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening se...

Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Writers
Michel Marc Bouchard, Linda Gaboriau, Hank Levine
Stars
Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist
Release Date
December 8, 2015
Language
English, French, German, Latin, Italian
Country
Finland, Canada, Germany, Sweden, France
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 22
Reviews
📋 9.8K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Malin Buska
Malin Buska
as Queen Kristina
Sarah Gadon
Sarah Gadon
as Countess Ebba Sparre
Michael Nyqvist
Michael Nyqvist
as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
Lucas Bryant
Lucas Bryant
as Count Johan Oxenstierna
Laura Birn
Laura Birn
as Countess Erika Erksein
Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
as Ambassador Pierre Hector Chanut
Peter Lohmeyer
Peter Lohmeyer
as Bishop of Stockholm
François Arnaud
François Arnaud
as Karl Gustav Kasimir
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau
as René Descartes
Ville Virtanen
Ville Virtanen
as Doctor Van Wullen

💰 Box Office

$369,798
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Turku Castle, Turku, Finland
Production
Marianna Films, Triptych Media, Starhaus Filmproduktion

🏷️ Keywords

lesbian interestlesbian sexlesbian affairlesbianlutheranism

🎯 Categories

Costume DramaPeriod DramaBiographyDramaHistoryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

beautiful film about a very interesting person
by d-vanderleer2015-12-28
8/10

"Watching the score of this film here on IMDb I was not very eager to watch this film. I did anyway and did not regret any minute. Of course a lot of aspects a persons life disappear in a movie of 2 hours. But a film should be watched as a separate piece of art. And this piece is simply beautiful and enjoyable! I had never heard of Kristina of Sweden before, and I really like being introduced to her. Very interesting person in history. And certainly not only because she loved women, because that is of all times. Her ideas and curiosity made a change in history. That is what triggered me to find..."

💡 Did You Know?

When director Mika Kaurismäki went to Stockholm to meet star Malin Busia, he had doubts that she knew anything about Kristina, the character she would be playing. But it turned out that Buska's mother and grandmother were big Kristina fans, so she had grown up hearing stories about her and knew the part well.

📖 Synopsis

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening se...