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The Girl King

2015

Mika Kaurismäki

Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, François Arnaud ...

5.7

818

Drama An enigmatic young woman in conflict - torn between reason and passion; between her woman's body and being raised as a prince; between the ancient and modern worlds and between the brilliance of her educated mind and the conservative forces around her. Crowned Queen at the age of six, Kristina of Sweden was thrust into a labyrinth of power and tradition, where a court of austere, Lutheran men pressure her to marry and produce an heir to ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"A stodgy multinational pudding that fails to give this concept wings (...) The Girl King is more effective as high-school history lesson than as emotionally engaging drama"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"It's hectic, unsubtle, borderline cartoonish."
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"The greatest appeal of 'The Girl King' lies in the fascinating historical character and the formidable actress portraying her."

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