The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she single-handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and an English princess. An alliance with England should secure the union's status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can t... (Full plot summary below)
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The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she single-handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and an English princess. An alliance with England should secure the union's status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrete and all she believes in apart.
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| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThroughout, both the character and the film constantly keep one guessing as to whether Margrete’s driving impulse leans more in the direction of the maternal or the Machiavellian. |
| Original-CinLiam LaceyIf you were never interested in medieval Danish history, it’s unlikely that director Charlotte Sieling’s historical drama, Margrete: Queen of the North, will change your mind. Still, there are rewards to be found in this lavishly produced and well-acted costume drama, led by Danish actress Trine Dyrholm. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIt all makes for a more riveting “what might have happened” mystery, a history lesson with a caveat and a damned entertaining one at that. |
| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiAlthough it's undeniably well-made, it lacks the kind of energy that might have helped make it truly come alive, and seem like more than a historical reenactment. |
| VarietyJessica KiangThe slower stretches — like the entire first hour — have a tendency to plod, which gives ample opportunity to feast your eyes on Søren Schwarzberg’s grandly gloomy production design and Manon Rasmussen’s superb, elaborate costuming, but also makes the story rather too easy to disengage from. |
| User ReviewMauro_Lanari(Mauro Lanari) A legal thriller about a dynastic succession in 1400s Scandinavia that describes itself as based at the same time on real events and on burned court trial documents. Among the most expensive blockbuster in Danish film history (around $9.8 million), it is more contradictory than mysterious. |
