2019
Not Rated
Breaking Glass Pictures
2 h 7 m

2019
Not Rated
Breaking Glass Pictures
2 h 7 m

Summary Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specializing in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangero...

Drama

Directed By: May el-Toukhy

Written By: Maren Louise Käehne, May el-Toukhy

2019
Not Rated
Breaking Glass Pictures
2 h 7 m

2019
Not Rated
Breaking Glass Pictures
2 h 7 m

Queen of Hearts

Name: Queen of Hearts
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-11-01
Duration: 2 min 7 s
Rating: 67
Cast: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Liv Esmår Dannemann, Silja Esmår Dannemann

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

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Directed By: May el-Toukhy

Written By: Maren Louise Käehne, May el-Toukhy

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times

Oct 31, 2019

The tricky brilliance of Queen of Hearts is in how el-Toukhy uses a well-worn narrative — the unsuspecting, hidden passion with the appearance of erotic freedom — to unveil what in reality is a poisonous tale of abuse.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

Screen Daily

Oct 30, 2019

The result is an intriguing, smartly sustained drama in which we learn to be wary of those who claim the moral high ground.

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Film Threat

Oct 30, 2019

Director May El-Toukhy paints an engaging, uncompromising film in bold strokes, never looking away or shrinking from Anne’s boldness to act on her desires, or her willingness to remorselessly do whatever she must to restore the status quo of her life.

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Variety

Oct 30, 2019

In a conversation piece pitched halfway between the delicate Sirkian tragedy and Adrian Lyne at his most sensational, it’s the overridingly controlled nature of proceedings — from performance to production design — that keeps “Queen of Hearts” from sliding into the hysterical silliness that its provocations invite.

By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 30, 2019

The film maintains its edge because el-Toukhy serves up this unsavory dish cold, without any mollifying humanistic judgments or reassurances that people are actually better than this. The central character is as heartless as any treacherous double-crosser in a film noir, but without the constant stylistic reminder that we live in a nasty, dark, dog-eat-dog world.

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The New York Times

Oct 31, 2019

When the movie isn’t straining, the go-for-broke performances of Dyrholm and Lindh give it a specific, unusual tension — like the feeling you get when you’ve over-tightened a corkscrew and know the matter around it is about to crumble.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Oct 30, 2019

Gender inequality may be a potentially complicating factor when it comes to sexual trauma (i.e., men can also be abused by women), but that provocative conceit isn’t considered with much care or intelligence.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Nordisk Film Production, Det Danske Filminstitut, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Danmarks Radio (DR), Sveriges Television (SVT)

Release Date Nov 1, 2019

Duration 2 h 7 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/dronningen-0

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Awards

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

• 9 Wins & 14 Nominations

Bodil Awards

• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations

Göteborg Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

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Trine Dyrholm

Anne

Gustav Lindh

Gustav, Anne's stepson

Magnus Krepper

Peter

Liv Esmår Dannemann

Frida

Silja Esmår Dannemann

Fanny

Stine Gyldenkerne

Lina

Preben Kristensen

Erik

Frederikke Dahl Hansen

Ung kvinde

Ella Solgaard

Sara

Carla Philip Røder

Amanda

Peter Khouri

Janus

Mads Knarreborg

Thomas

Marie Dalsgaard

Ellen

Elias Budde Christensen

Dreng i retten

Noel Bouhon Kiertzner

Lucas

Mathias Rahbæk

Tiltalte

Nessie Beik

Socialrådgiver

Stanley Bakar

Assistent

Anders Hedegaard Andersen

Ekspedient

Martin Boserup

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