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THE GIRL KING

By Mika KAURISMÄKI

Drama - Completed 2015

Directed by Mika Kaurismäki and boasting a world class cast, this film tells the story of one of the most iconic and controversial figures in history.

- Year of production
- 2015
- Genres
- Drama, Historical
- Countries
- FINLAND, GERMANY, CANADA, SWEDEN
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- 5 - 10 M$
- Duration
- 103 mn
- Director(s)
- Mika KAURISMÄKI
- Writer(s)
- Michel Marc BOUCHARD
- Cast
- Malin BUSKA, Sarah GADON, Michael NYQVIST, Lucas BRYANT, Laura BIRN, Hippolyte GIRARDOT, Peter LOHMEYER, Francois ARNAUD, Patrick BAUCHAU, Martina GEDECK
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-3EF4-0000-V-0000-0000-I
- EIDR
- 10.5240/0646-2513-5E0E-3FF8-6D78-6
- Producer(s)
- Mika KAURISMÄKI (Marianna Oy), Anna STRATTON (Triptych Media), Arnie GELBART (Galafilms), Rainer KÖLMEL (Starhaus Filmproduktion), Wasiliki BLESER (Starhaus Filmproduktion), Martin PERSSON (Anagram Produktion)
- Synopsis
- It's the 1600’s and Queen Kristina is set on making Sweden the most sophisticated country in Europe. Having been raised as a Prince under strict Lutheran control, the enigmatic, flamboyant, and unpredictable Queen faces powerful resistance in her quest to educate her subjects and end the bloody Thirty Years War between the Protestants and Catholics. Amidst all this, Kristina struggles to come to terms with an irresistible passion for her lady in waiting, the stunning Countess Ebba Sparre. Her quest to understand love runs parallel with her quest to understand humanity and the violent and restrictive forces conspiring against her. Torn between the conflict of political and personal aspirations, Kristina chooses to make one of the most controversial decisions in history.
- Beginning of shooting
- Feb 01, 2014