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The King's Choice

Kongens Nei (The King's Choice)

2016

Erik Poppe

Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Katharina Schüttler, Tuva Novotny ...

6.2

1,431

War On the 9. of April, 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The king of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] is nothing if not original (...) 'The King’s Choice' plays fast and loose with some of the information it gives us."	POS
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"[A] vivid but superficial spectacle (...) The film breaks no new ground but remains engrossing (...) The pic benefits from excellent cinematography"	NEU
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"The film’s main asset is its disarming portrait of a king (...) It’s in the fine writing that the film finds most strength"	POS
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"[It] maintains a sense of intrigue when it sticks to the king’s dealings with the government, but the movie drags when it moves outside of back rooms and deviates from setting up the Bräuer-Haakon showdown."	NEU
Australia	David Stratton The Australian	"The story that unfolds in Erik Poppe’s film is riveting (...) The film was an endurance test that even the great story and fine acting couldn’t overcome."	NEU
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"[An] uncommonly thoughtful and engrossing war drama (...) The film is handsomely mounted, traditional in its scenecraft, superbly acted"	POS
Australia	Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"'The King's Choice' is a powerful drama involving principles, morality and obligation. Beautifully directed by Erik Poppe (...) An intelligent and compelling film"	POS

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