The magnificent Trine Dyrholm (Festen, Love Is All You Need) leads an all-star ensemble cast in the gripping new historical drama by leading Danish director Charlotte Sieling (The Bridge, Homeland, The Man), based on remarkable true events experienced by Queen Margrete the First.
The year is 1402. Fifty-year-old Margrete (Dryholm, in a masterfully understated performance) has achieved what no man has managed before: she has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden together into a peaceful union. However as a woman, she is forbidden from the throne, so governs indirectly through her adopted son, King Erik (Morte Hee Andersen).
Despite her achievement, the alliance is precarious, with the fledgling Nordic union beset by enemies. So to secure the territory’s future, Margrete’s plan is to broker a marriage between Erik and English princess Philippa (daughter of Henry V). What she is not anticipating is a conspiracy within her own ranks, and when a mysterious man (Jakob Oftebro) presents himself at the palace, professing to be Margrete’s long dead biological son (and thus laying claim to the throne) she’s faced with an impossible dilemma, one that threatens everything she’s worked for.
A spectacularly-mounted tale of Byzantine royal intrigue, power games and betrayal, MARGRETE: QUEEN OF THE NORTH - the largest and most expensive production in Danish film history - beautifully recreates the stunning medieval setting to create a hugely compelling story of a woman ahead of her time.
OPENING NIGHT GALA – 2022 CARLSBERG SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2021 NORWEGIAN FILM FESTIVAL
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"Trine Dyrholm reigns in a sizzling, commanding performance. Lavish and fascinating, there’s ample palace intrigue... a reminder that 'The Crown' didn’t corner the market on royal family secrets."
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Marvellous and intriguing. Beautifully filmed, this game of thrones rooted in 15th-century Nordic history plays out majestically. Trine Dyrholm is unfailingly brilliant."
- INDAILY
Thursday 24th November
120 min
MA15+
Jakob Oftebro, Trine Dyrholm, Morten Hee Andersen, Paul Blackthorne, Soren Malling
Charlotte Sieling
Drama
Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German and French with English subtitles
Pentridge Cinema, Palace Balwyn, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Westgarth, The Kino, Palace Norton Street, Palace Central, Palace Verona, Palace Byron Bay, Palace James St, Palace Barracks, Palace Electric Cinema, Palace Raine Square