
A Royal Affair
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Starring Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Cyron Melville, Bent Mejding, Harriet Walter, Laura Bro
7.3/10
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A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
- Original title
- En kongelig affære
- Original language
- Danish
- Screenplay
- Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel, Bodil Steensen-Leth
- Music
- Cyrille Aufort, Gabriel Yared
- Cinematography
- Rasmus Videbæk
- Cast
- Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Cyron Melville, Bent Mejding, Harriet Walter, Laura Bro, Søren Malling, Jacob Lohmann
Updated July 22, 2026
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