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.
Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
marriage proposal
strong woman
queen
sweden
political negotiations
forbidden love
duty
heir to the throne
sexism
based on true story
unrequited love
love interest
gender roles
madness
17th century
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Cast
Malin Buska
Kristina
Sarah Gadon
Countess Ebba Sparre
Michael Nyqvist
Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
Lucas Bryant
Count Johan Oxenstierna
Laura Birn
Countess Erika Erksein
Hippolyte Girardot
Ambassador Pierre Hector Chanut
Peter Lohmeyer
Bishop of Stockholm
François Arnaud
Karl Gustav Kasimir
Patrick Bauchau
René Descartes
Martina Gedeck
Maria Eleonora
Timo Torikka
Père Viogué
Jarmo Mäkinen
The General
Crew
Mika Kaurismäki
Director
Michel Marc Bouchard
Screenplay
Arnie Gelbart
Producer
Mika Kaurismäki
Producer
Rainer Kölmel
Producer
Markku Pätilä
Production Design
Popular Reviews
38 reviews
ayaulym
2.0★ · 03/30/26
it was terrible
it was terrible
John
7.0★ · 01/31/26
la escena de christina y ebba con la biblia del diablo lo fue todo para mí
la escena de christina y ebba con la biblia del diablo lo fue todo para mí
Ag
4.0★ · 07/30/25
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