The Girl King (2015)

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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.

• Released: 2015-12-11
• Genres: Drama, History, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 186 votes

Directed by Mika Kaurismäki.

Top cast

• Malin Buska as Kristina
• Sarah Gadon as Countess Ebba Sparre
• Michael Nyqvist as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
• Lucas Bryant as Count Johan Oxenstierna
• Laura Birn as Countess Erika Erksein
• Hippolyte Girardot as Ambassador Pierre Hector Chanut
• Peter Lohmeyer as Bishop of Stockholm
• François Arnaud as Karl Gustav Kasimir
• Patrick Bauchau as René Descartes
• Martina Gedeck as Maria Eleonora

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Girl King

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla
• Australia: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube

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