The Girl King (2015)

Cast

Sarah Gadon
as Countess Ebba Sparre
François Arnaud
as Karl Gustav Kasimir
Michael Nyqvist
as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
Lucas Bryant
as Count Johan Oxenstierna

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Genres & Description

Action Biography Drama History Romance

5.9 / 10

An enigmatic young woman in conflict - torn between reason and passion; between her woman's body and being raised as a prince; between the ancient and modern worlds and between the brilliance of her educated mind and the conservative forces around her. Crowned Queen at the age of six, Kristina of Sweden was thrust into a labyrinth of power and tradition, where a court of austere, Lutheran men pressure her to marry and produce an heir to fulfill her destiny. She finds sanctuary and love with her lady-in-waiting, the beautiful and elegant, countess Ebba Sparre, although the Chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna, pressures her to pair with his son, Johan. Soon the forces around the Queen realize that Ebba is the key to controlling her, but they underestimate Kristina's brilliant mind and her drive to be free.

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Comments on this trailer
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Kookie Bunny

somehow similar with Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen. I want more stories like this. - @Monday, November 26, 2018 12:20 PM

Saif Alaadhami

*One of the worst biography's movies, many of Lesbian emotional scenes, make sure when watch it there's no kids around* - @Friday, November 23, 2018 5:40 PM

LemonDrop

If anything, time has proven many times over that homosexuality has everything to do with your environment and upbringing and nothing to do with your biology. When the second prince or male heir in line are raised to emulate woman so that they're not a threat to their brother, they grow up to be effeminate. When a girl is raised to be a boy, the same, not that it always turns out that way. There are many environmental factors that are common, even if separate from each case. But biology is biology. We are even taught this in higher education, psychology. So I find it very illogical when homosexual people want to fight for their right to choose a gender and force doctors or would be doctors to treat them as their preference. That's just a malpractice suit waiting to happen. Once they change their sex, they should still need to checkmark the little box of the sex of their birth for doctors to treat them accordingly. Men and women are psychologically, chemically, hormonally different. There are certain medical issues that women have and certain medical issues that men have. What some homosexuals want to have is anonymity so that once they change their sex, any potential spouse or friend need not know that they were in fact born a different sex. - @Thursday, November 1, 2018 2:20 PM

ivan R

Bad movie - @Thursday, September 20, 2018 8:18 AM

BlackTail deer

I’m reading a book about it. This seems.... *video plays to lesbian porn* nvm.. - @Tuesday, August 21, 2018 7:52 PM

Zlar Vixen

Is it just me or does the actress who played Kristina have the naughtiest face I've ever seen? - @Tuesday, June 5, 2018 10:41 PM

K-rex

So, did someone just read all of "rose of versailles" and just made a movie out of it? - @Friday, June 1, 2018 5:45 AM

Adelayda

So sad, ”the girl king” is lesbian. Bleah - @Monday, May 21, 2018 10:03 PM

Clarissa Griffith

this movie did an amazing job of disrespecting King Kristina. It's not an LBGTQ film. Kristina wasn't gay. - @Thursday, May 3, 2018 6:37 PM

marhiphop

I love this movie, but it was kind of sad, but a great, interesting movie - @Monday, February 19, 2018 1:44 PM

PrototypeTheGamingHell

One of the biggest traitors Sweden has ever seen.. Her father know as the Lion from the North would hate her for stealing Swedish possessions and sailing for Rome and become a Catholic while her father who gave his fucking life for the Protestantism.. In the long war which gave Sweden its German territories. - @Sunday, January 21, 2018 8:46 PM

Swayzejess

i loved this! does anyone know good books about her? i want to get into reading again & i would love to read about her!! : - @Wednesday, December 27, 2017 12:30 AM

Bidness Nonya

Dude this movie made me cry - @Sunday, December 10, 2017 11:09 PM

Viktor Del Rey

i loved this movie - @Monday, November 20, 2017 2:43 PM

Elok Rahmiani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7GATbTTNg - @Monday, November 13, 2017 4:08 PM

snsd twice

This movie is good trust me - @Thursday, August 31, 2017 2:18 AM

homonovus6

I think Kristina of Sweden needs a very long drama to chronicle her unique & complex character, a single movie may be a failure. Great cast, but please: movie dialogue in Swedish! - @Sunday, July 16, 2017 7:29 AM

LoonyDru

i just watched this on netflix and it was a masterpiece. i seriously recommend !! amazing acting and very visually appealing - @Sunday, March 19, 2017 9:44 PM

Nekoko Nyan

i love queen Christina of Sweden 😊 - @Friday, February 3, 2017 6:38 AM

Anna J. Maxwell

What is the title of the song in the trailer??? - @Monday, January 9, 2017 1:24 AM

RFKFANTS67

Can't wait to see this - @Saturday, January 7, 2017 11:35 AM

kill me

why am i getting ads for this in 2017 - @Thursday, January 5, 2017 5:55 PM

Юлиан Исаков

один из лучших!! я в восторге! - @Saturday, October 15, 2016 9:12 PM

blacktigerpaw1

It's cute how in these lesbian flicks all the lesbians are Lipstick Lesbians, when IRL Kristina was not that attractive. The only ones that say she was a lesbian are feminist 'scholars' and Louis Crompton. Aside from that, it seems to be the usual cliche of repressed lesbians fighting back against their conservative foes. Nevermind the fact that Kristina converted to Catholicism - which was *so* homophobic - and was buried in Rome. You can read as much pro-gay literature that asserts she was accepted as much as you like, but you also can't argue that an allegedly homophobic and hateful institution would allow a known lesbian to be buried on its premises. Like Queen Elizabeth of England, though she died a virgin she must automatically be a lesbian. I already know where this is going. - @Saturday, September 24, 2016 1:30 AM

Cactus Siey

It was a lovely movie. I would love to watch it - @Wednesday, August 31, 2016 6:07 PM

sweetie PIE!!! PIE!!!!

the film is ok it's not going to rock the world of historical films but I never knew about this woman before this film so I learn something. - @Sunday, August 28, 2016 5:40 PM

Étoile Filante

The producers didn't take in consideration that Christina was far from attractive. She had a deformed chest, a bent back and uneven shoulders. She was often described as obese (but back then, it was not a negative attribute). She had no pride in her looks: hair was always messy and at one point, she totally shaved her head and wore man's wig. She was not a pretty sight at all, unlike what is presented in the movie... - @Wednesday, August 24, 2016 6:26 AM

A Yung. ême

ان كان للحب معني فانت الدليل.....رائع - @Thursday, August 18, 2016 4:23 PM

Kn1cknackz0

This movie has terrible ratings but everyone here seemed to like it. I'm not sure if it's something I'd be into? - @Monday, July 25, 2016 9:12 AM

Mounika Yerrapotu

real queen christina buried as virgin in rome - @Sunday, July 17, 2016 5:21 PM

Mounika Yerrapotu

real queen christina buried as virgin in rome - @Sunday, July 17, 2016 5:21 PM

Dominant Raw1ne

people are only watching this because of the lesbian twist lol..., The end😞..., ah... - @Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:11 AM

David Russendiz

Saw it on Netflix. Just a heads up, there's little action in it. - @Monday, July 11, 2016 5:42 AM

hoda ahmad

This movie seems underrated - @Saturday, June 4, 2016 9:12 PM

ScoutTheWise

oh man, i loved this movie. - @Friday, June 3, 2016 10:33 PM

methd2madness

omg this movie was...YES..a masterpiece..simply a masterpiece. - @Sunday, May 29, 2016 2:53 AM

The Lipstick Lesbian

I love that this is based on a true story - @Monday, May 23, 2016 9:05 PM

chae ra

i've watched this movie like more than 5x! i fell in love with it but damn!it broke my heart😑great movie! long live Cristina! - @Saturday, May 21, 2016 12:17 PM

Kate Boe Bate

Good news, this was just added to Netflix! (It is what brought me here. I like watching trailers of movies before deciding if I wanna watch the movie or not) - @Tuesday, May 3, 2016 1:14 PM

laura Silveria

It's a remake of the 1933 Garbo flick. How can you compete with Garbo? It was good, though. - @Sunday, March 27, 2016 5:38 PM

rigby16

I just saw the movie and realize something Queen Kristina use power to gain knowledge while Queen Elizabeth used knowledge to gain power - @Friday, March 25, 2016 2:29 AM

Bo Tamsin

intresting movie , i wonder if is this true to life? if yes? damn their queen was hot! - @Monday, March 7, 2016 10:38 PM

John San Juan

Christina, Queen of Sweden! - @Friday, March 4, 2016 8:48 PM

jenny kon

disgusting movie - @Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:20 PM

desert Girl

the movie looks amazing and and it seems the film was directed in a very professional way and authencity , beautiful cast , well done - @Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:44 PM

Emma r

O M G please tell me this movie is as good as it looks... - @Thursday, February 4, 2016 5:08 AM

Stephanie Cepria

anybody know the trailer music? - @Tuesday, February 2, 2016 6:25 AM

TALIA YU

exceptional movie - @Monday, February 1, 2016 8:30 PM

Jean Bernadotte

1:10 She isn't a fan of Sweden, it seems. - @Monday, January 25, 2016 4:13 PM

muzik4me345

wonderfully directed, great casting - everyone did a good job filling their roles. i am clueless as to how historically accurate this movie, though but that didn't stop me from enjoying the film. i think the _'king'_ is perfectly cast. i liked her social awkwardness, i found it really endearing. anyway, the movie is of course filled with angst, what lesbian movie isn't? nonetheless it was still an entertaining watch. i'd give it a 4/5. a friendly reminder, this was set in the 17th century, so don't expect a happy ending. we barely even get a happy ending with movies set in the 20th/21st century, so...... it *doesn't* have a tragic ending *_BUT_* not a happy ending either. it simply had _'the end'_. lol - @Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:36 AM