• The Girl King

    Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
    Finland/Germany, Canada, Sweden, France | 106 minutes | World Cinema Now

  • The Girl King

    Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
    Finland/Germany, Canada, Sweden, France | 106 minutes | World Cinema Now

  • The Girl King

    Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
    Finland/Germany, Canada, Sweden, France | 106 minutes | World Cinema Now

A royal scandal, thanks to her liberal leanings and lesbian lover, Sweden’s 17th-century monarch Kristina receives a sweeping biopic befitting her influential reign. As this progressive pacifist becomes embroiled in a succession of impassioned ideological clashes, gripping drama erupts and a feminist icon is born.

film details

Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Producers: Mika Kaurismaki, Anna Stratton, Rainer Kolmel, Arnie Gelbart, Wasiliki Bleser, Martin Persson.
Screenwriter: Michel Marc Bouchard
Cinematographers: Guy Dufaux
Editor: Hans Funck
Music: Anssi Tikanmaki
Cast: Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant, Laura Birn, Hippolyte Girardot, Peter Lohmeyer, Francois Arnaud, Patrick Bauchau, Martina Gedeck
Country: Finland/Germany, Canada, Sweden, France
Language: English
Year: 2015
Running Time: 106 minutes
Display Format: DCP

2016 PS Film Festival