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THE GIRL KING

By Mika KAURISMÄKI

RIJA FILMS / FILMU STUDIJA RIJA, LTD. - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, LATVIA

Historical - Completed 2015

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of a young, extravagant and atypical queen who ruled her country from the age of seven until her startling abdication at 28.

- Year of production
- 2015
- Genres
- Historical, Biography, Romance
- Countries
- FINLAND, GERMANY, CANADA, SWEDEN
- Languages
- ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH
- Budget
- 5 - 10 M$
- Duration
- 106 mn
- Director(s)
- Mika KAURISMÄKI
- Writer(s)
- Michel Marc BOUCHARD
- Cast
- Malin BUSKA, Michael NYQVIST, Martina GEDECK, Sarah GADON, Francois ARNAUD, Hippolyte GIRARDOT, Peter LOHMEYER, Lucas BRYANT, Laura BIRN
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-3EF4-0000-V-0000-0000-I
- EIDR
- 10.5240/0646-2513-5E0E-3FF8-6D78-6
- Producer(s)
- Mika KAURISMÄKI (Marianna Films), Rainer KÖLMEL (Starhaus Filmproduktion), Wasiliki BLESER (Starhaus Filmproduktion), Anna STRATTON (Triptych Media), Martin PERSSON (Anagram Produktion)
- Synopsis
- 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 fulfill her destiny. She finds sanctuary and love with her lady-in-waiting, the beautiful and elegant, countess Ebba Sparre, although the Chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna, pressures her to pair with his son, Johan. Soon the forces around the Queen realize that Ebba is the key to controlling her, but they underestimate Kristina's brilliant mind and her drive to be free.
- Beginning of shooting
- Feb 01, 2014