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The King's Choice(Kongens nei)

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Norway · 2016
2h 13m
Director Erik Poppe
Starring Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny
Genre Action, Drama, War

Set during World War II, this gripping film recounts the true story of the King of Norway’s fateful decision in the face of an imminent invasion by Nazi Germany: surrender, or try to resist? With the lives of his countrymen on the line, his choice may very well change the course of history forever.

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70

Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl

The film is handsomely mounted, traditional in its scenecraft, superbly acted, and much less ham-handed than you might expect from a historical drama about a great man’s great moment.

50

The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

The King’s Choice maintains a sense of intrigue when it sticks to the king’s dealings with the government, but the movie drags when it moves outside of back rooms and deviates from setting up the Bräuer-Haakon showdown.

75

RogerEbert.com by Godfrey Cheshire

What is unusual about the film is that it is a frankly admiring portrait of a monarch. The king here is the tale’s hero, and the choice he makes regarding the Nazi invasion undergird a drama that is proudly and unequivocally patriotic.

80

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

Its intent is to show us how difficult it is to see clearly during times of crisis, how what seems as simple as black and white today was the source of uncertainty and soul-searching when it happened.

60

Variety by Owen Gleiberman

It has a few traumatic and bedazzling scenes of combat, but mostly it’s about the backroom bureaucratic gamesmanship of war.

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