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The King's Choice
The King's Choice
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101 Ratings

THE KING'S CHOICE

Kongens Nei

Directed by Erik Poppe
Norway, Sweden, 2016
Drama, History, War

Synopsis

On the 9th of April 1940, German troops invade Oslo. The king of Norway is faced with a choice that will change his nation forever. An epic film about the real events that turned a brave man into the people’s king.

Synopsis

On the 9th of April 1940, German troops invade Oslo. The king of Norway is faced with a choice that will change his nation forever. An epic film about the real events that turned a brave man into the people’s king.

Our take

Norway’s 2017 entry to the Oscars® is a thrilling WWII adventure in backroom gamesmanship from director Erik Poppe (Utoya – July 22). Set over three days in 1940, The King’s Choice mines drama and complexity from the less-than-straightforward historical records of the country’s wartime neutrality.