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The Girl King

2015·1h 46m·Not Rated
DramaBiographyRomanceHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 5.9/10
4,747 votes
Metascore
37
Metacritic

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.

The Girl King is a 2015 drama biography movie directed by Mika Kaurismäki, starring Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 from 4,747 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Stars
Sarah Gadon
Michael Nyqvist
Lucas Bryant
Malin Buska
Details
2015-12-08
106 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Finland, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden
★ English, French, German, Italian, Latin
Keywords
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