A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between the queen and the royal physician Struensee.
The film competed in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival and has been selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. At the Berlin Film Fesitval, Mikkel Følsgaard won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg won the award for Best Script.
==Plot==
A young queen, who is married to an insane king in the 18th century, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
==Cast==
Mads Mikkelsen as Struensee
Alicia Vikander as Queen Caroline Mathilde
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as King Christian VII
Trine Dyrholm as Juliane Marie
David Dencik as Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Thomas W. Gabrielsson as Schack Carl Rantzau
Cyron Melville as Enevold Brandt
Harriet Walter as Augusta, Princess of Wales
Laura Bro as Louise von Plessen
==Trailers==
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Category:2012 films
Category:Period films
Category:Danish films
Category:Foreign films
Category:Drama
Category:2010s films
Category:Magnolia Pictures films