Directed by:
Nikolaj ArcelCinematography:
Rasmus VidebækCast:
Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Cyron Melville, Bent Mejding, Harriet Walter (more)VOD (2)
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A Royal Affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), the man of enlightenment andidealism Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen), and the young but strong queen Caroline Mathilda (Alicia Vikander). The drama is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for the people. Above all it is thestory of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Alicia Vikander
Sweden
Best movies:
Royal Affair (2012)
Beloved (2010)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Mads Mikkelsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Hunt (2012)
The Promised Land (2023)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Denmark
Best movies:
Land of Mine (2015)
Royal Affair (2012)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Trine Dyrholm
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Troubled Water (2008)
David Dencik
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Sweden
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Royal Affair (2012)
Grown-up People (2005)
Cyron Melville
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Royal Affair (2012)
Life Hits (2006)
Bent Mejding
Denmark
Best movies:
Twist and Shout (1984)
Brothers (2004)
We Shall Overcome (2006)
Harriet Walter
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Atonement (2007)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Laura Bro
Denmark
Best movies:
Land of Mine (2015)
Brothers (2004)
Chinaman (2005)
Søren Malling
Denmark
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Wallander (2008) (series)
1864 - Brødre i krig (2014)
Jacob Lohmann
Denmark
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Royal Affair (2012)
Søren Spanning
Denmark
Best movies:
Royal Affair (2012)
Strings (2004)
Move Me (2003)
Frederik Johansen
Denmark
Best movies:
Royal Affair (2012)
Hold Me Tight (2010)
The Hour of the Lynx (2013)
John Martinus
Denmark
Best movies:
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Royal Affair (2012)
The Idiots (1998)
Rosalinde Mynster
Best movies:
Royal Affair (2012)
Worlds Apart (2008)
The Kiss (2023)
Nikol Kouklová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Royal Affair (2012)
Jakub a jeho pán (2014) (theatrical recording)
Michaela Horká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
10 let muzikálu v Ostravě (2021) (concert)
Royal Affair (2012)
Stíny v mlze (2022) (series)
William Jøhnk Nielsen
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Royal Affair (2012)
Frank Rubæk
Denmark
Best movies:
The Hunt (2012)
Royal Affair (2012)