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A Royal Affair
“Their love affair would divide a nation.”
7.3 / 10• 2012• 2h 17m•R• Danish
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Cast & Crew
Alicia Vikander
Caroline Mathilde
Lead
Mads Mikkelsen
Johann Friedrich Struensee
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Christian VII
Trine Dyrholm
Juliane Marie
David Dencik
Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Schack Carl Rantzau
Cyron Melville
Enevold Brandt
Bent Mejding
J. H. E. Bernstoff
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nikolaj Arcel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Royal Affair is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
