A Royal Affair
"When you are overtaken on the freeway, it's nice that it's by a Ferrari." So said Mads Mikkelsen when his young co-star Mikkel Boe Følsgaard won a Silver Bear for Best Actor for his first film role as the deranged King Christian VII. Nikolaj Arcel's period drama took home two awards in Berlin: Co-writers Nickolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg also received a Silver Bear for Best Script.
"A Royal Affair" is based on the dramatic story of love and politics between King Christian VII, his English queen Caroline Mathilde and the king's physician, Struensee.
Besides the young talent Følsgaard, the film features Mads Mikkelsen as Struensee in his first Danish roles in years, and Swedish upcoming star Alicia Vikander as Queen Caroline Mathilda.
Read about "A Royal Affair" in Berlin:
Two Silver Bears to A Royal Affair
Overwhelmed Silver Bear Winners
A Royal Affair World Premiere
Screen review
Hollywood Reporter review
Interview with Nikolaj Arcel The Responsibility To Tell A Good Story
Portrait of Mads Mikkelsen Faces of Mads Mikkelsen
Director Nikolaj Arcel
Screenplay Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel, based on a novel by Bodil Steensen-Leth
Appearances Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Bent Mejding, Cyron Melville
Production Meta Louise Foldager, Peter Aalbæk Jensen and Sisse Graum Jørgensen for Zentropa Entertainments
International Sales TrustNordisk
Danish release 29.03.2012
Hvidsten Gruppen
"The Hvidsten Group" is the authentic story of the spirit of one family who revolts and insists on individual freedom during World War II. It is the story of how just a few people can make a huge difference – but not without serious consequences.
Director Anne Grethe Bjarup Riis, Anders Refn
Screenplay Ib Kastrup, Jørgen Kastrup, Torvald Lervad
Appearances Jens Jørn Spottag, Bodil Jørgensen, Thomas Ernst, Marie Bach Hansen, Bjarne Henriksen, Anne Louise Hassing
Production Regner Grasten for Grasten Film
International Sales Regner Grasten Filmproduktion A/S
Danish release 01.03.2012
Those Who Kill – Shadow of the Past
Around the world, people are lapping up Scandinavian mysteries – from "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" to "The Killing".
With "Those Who Kill – Shadow of the Past" comes another chilling noir, the theatrical version of a TV series.
Detective Katrine Ries Jensen and legal psychiatrist Thomas Schaeffer form a special unit at the Copenhagen Police investigating serial killings. A case from Schaeffer's past crops up. As a young psychologist, he held back from sending a patient, who was manically drawing the details of a traffic accident, to a secure hospital. Now these bloody scenes resurface, enacted as real killings.
Read article about new Scandinavian thrillers Cool Noir
Director Birger Larsen
Screenplay Morten Dragsted, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
Appearances Jakob Cedergren, Laura Bach, Lars Mikkelsen, Lærke Winther
Production Jonas Allen and Peter Bose for Miso Film
International Sales TrustNordisk
Danish release 08.03.2012