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A Royal Affair

2012 · Film · 137 min

  • Drama
  • History
  • Romance

Plot

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

About A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film received two Silver Bears at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.

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Cast

  • Alicia VikanderCaroline Mathilde
  • Mads MikkelsenJohann Friedrich Struensee
  • Mikkel Boe FølsgaardChristian VII
  • Trine DyrholmJuliane Marie
  • David DencikOve Høegh-Guldberg
  • Thomas W. GabrielssonSchack Carl Rantzau
  • Cyron MelvilleEnevold Brandt
  • Bent MejdingJ. H. E. Bernstoff
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