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A ROYAL AFFAIR is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen) and the young but strong Queen Caroline Mathilda (Alicia Vikander), A ROYAL AFFAIR is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for their people - Above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.
Original Release
03/29/2012
US Release
11/09/2012
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mads Mikkelsen | Johann Friedrich Struensee |
| Alicia Vikander | Caroline Mathilde |
| David Dencik | Ove Høegh-Guldberg |
| Trine Dyrholm | Juliane Marie |
| Søren Malling | Hartmann |
| Cyron Melville | Enevold Brandt |
| Mikkel Boe Folsgaard | Christian VII |
| Thomas W. Gabrielsson | Schack Carl Rantzau |
| William Jøhnk Nielsen | Frederik VI (15 yrs) / Frederik VI |
| Laura Bro | Louise von Plessen |
Directors
Writers
Bodil Steensen-Leth, Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mads Mikkelsen | Johann Friedrich Struensee |
| Alicia Vikander | Caroline Mathilde |
| David Dencik | Ove Høegh-Guldberg |
| Trine Dyrholm | Juliane Marie |
| Søren Malling | Hartmann |
| Cyron Melville | Enevold Brandt |
| Mikkel Boe Folsgaard | Christian VII |
| Thomas W. Gabrielsson | Schack Carl Rantzau |
| William Jøhnk Nielsen | Frederik VI (15 yrs) / Frederik VI |
| Laura Bro | Louise von Plessen |
| Bent Mejding | J. H. E. Bernstoff |
| John Martinus | Reventlow |
| Rosalinde Mynster | Marie |
| Harriet Walter | Augusta - Princess of Wales |
| Frederik Christian Johansen | Arveprinsen |
| Søren Spanning | Munter |
| Julia Wentzel Olsen | Louise Augusta - 12 yrs |
| Nikol Kouklová | Stovlet-Catherine |
| Eyob Nielsen | Mounti |
| Michaela Horká | Bordelmutter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Peter Garde | Executive Producer |
| Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Executive Producer |
| Lars von Trier | Executive Producer |
| Sisse Graum Jørgensen | Producer |
| Louise Vesth | Producer |
| Jessica Ask | Producer |
| Karen Bentzon | Producer |
| Dorissa Berninger | Producer |
| Gillian Berrie | Producer |
| Anna Duffield | Producer |
| Madeleine Ekman | Producer |
| Kristina Kornum | Producer |
| Maria Köpf | Producer |
| Elin Lennartsson | Producer |
| Pavel Muller | Producer |
| René Nielsen | Producer |
| Charlotte Pedersen | Producer |
| Martin Persson | Producer |
| Anders Wøldike Schmith | Producer |
| Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen | Producer |
| Charlotte Buch | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominated |
