The King's Choice (Kongens nei) 2016 Watch Free in HD

Norwegen, 1940: Als deutsche Streitkräfte in Norwegen eintreffen, steht König Haakon VII. (Jesper Christensen) vor der Wahl: kämpfen oder kapitulieren? Mit einer passiven Regierung und einem kampfbereiten Kronprinzen (Anders Baasmo Christiansen) hinter sich, wählte der König den Kampf. Seine Entscheidung für den Widerstand hatte nachhaltige Folgen für Norwegen und Europa.

Genre:

Drama, Biography, History

Actors:

Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny, Katharina Schüttler, Erik Hivju, Svein Tindberg, Arthur Hakalahti, Juliane Köhler, Ketil Høegh, Andreas Lust, ...»

Director:

Erik Poppe

Country:

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland

Release:

2016

IMDb:

7.1

Quality:

Duration:

133 min

Los Angeles Times

"The King's Choice" is a dramatic tale about a pivotal World War II moment, a story infused with tension and psychological conflict that's all the more engrossing for being fresh to us.

October 05, 2017

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ABC Radio (Australia)

A deeply affecting story on a personal level, not only full of suspense and tension but also emotion. If Dunkirk is this year's Big World War Two film about the planes and the boats, this is the one about the people.

September 28, 2017

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Arts Fuse

... the film turns out to be a beautifully photographed and thoughtful nail-biter, suspenseful in a way that illuminates what must have been Norway's most terrifying moments.

October 24, 2017

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

A handsome widescreen history lesson, "The King's Choice" digs deep into the inexhaustible subject of World War II from a fresh perspective.

October 05, 2017

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Mark Reviews Movies

[I]n its political and personal aims, The King's Choice has chosen nuance over historical melodrama.

September 29, 2017

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New York Times

Proceeds in the manner of any number of war epics of the 1960s, sluggishly charting how the ostensibly ceremonial king acquired real negotiating power during a crisis - and had the resolve to lead his country into war.

September 21, 2017

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Blu-ray.com

Characters are dimensional and the stakes are high, giving "The King's Choice" plenty to examine as it visits an obscure corner of WWII history.

October 05, 2017

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San Diego Reader

Director Erik Poppe's handling of complicated material - diplomacy amid invasion, familial struggles amid national strife, political machinery clanking along amid explosions - is clear and sure.

September 28, 2017

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RogerEbert.com

One of the most handsomely realized and viscerally compelling of recent period dramas.

September 22, 2017

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NYC Movie Guru

Jesper Christensen gives an effectively commanding that rises above the dry, pedestrian screenplay.

September 25, 2017

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The Patriot Ledger

It's handsomely mounted, extremely well-acted and tells a little-known story of bravery on the part of one man daringly taking on the might of the Third Reich.

October 21, 2017

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Washington Post

Set up like a suspense thriller, with on-screen titles that count down the minutes - not days or weeks - "The King's Choice" has the feel of a film that probably played better in its native country.

October 05, 2017

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