Margrete: Queen of the North

Sep 16, 2021

2h 0m

★ 6.5

Overview

1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union, ruled through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: The Kalmar Union.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

SF Studios

Filmkameratene

Margrete: Queen of the North Trailers

Cast

Margrete

Trine Dyrholm

Peder

Søren Malling

Erik

Morten Hee Andersen

Manden fra Graudenz

Jakob Oftebro

Asle Jonsson

Bjørn Floberg

Johan Sparre

Magnus Krepper

Jens Due

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Astrid

Agnes Westerlund Rase

Jacob Nilsson

Simon J. Berger

Roar

Linus Nilsson

Hildur

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Malin

Annika Hallin

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