Majesty (2010)
"Majesteit" (original title)

One hour before the State Opening of Parliament, something very unusual happens. The Prime Minister appears and demands an adjustment to the Queen's speech. The speech concerns aid to ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter de Baan

Writers:

Peter de Baan, Ger Beukenkamp

Stars:

Marcel Hensema, Ben Abelsma, Nettie Blanken

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Marcel Hensema	...	Balkenende
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Abelsma	...	Voorzitter Commissie
Nettie Blanken	...	Wilhelmina
Hans Croiset	...	Bernhard 90
Carine Crutzen	...	Koningin Beatrix
Govert Hartog	...	Bernhard 38
Dave Mantel	...	Constantijn
Hadewych Minis	...	Maxima
Gijs Naber	...	Willem Alexander
Alice Reys	...	Grootmeesteres
Eelco Smits	...	Prins Friso
Eline ten Camp	...	Mabel
Ariane Van Vliet	...	Juliana 40
Emma van Zandvoort	...	Prinses Beatrix - 7-11
Stefan de Walle	...	Secretaris Generaal

Storyline

One hour before the State Opening of Parliament, something very unusual happens. The Prime Minister appears and demands an adjustment to the Queen's speech. The speech concerns aid to Africa. Even with all the pressure around the State Opening, Beatrix goes back in time, and remembers her banishment to Canada, the visit to the victims of the Flood disaster and the turbulence suffered by her parents at Palace Soestdijk during the Hofman case.

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Plot Keywords:

africa | queen | prime minister | crown prince | london england | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

28 October 2010 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Majesty

Company Credits

Production Co:

uFilm, Fu Works, IDTV Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #6.16 (2010)

User Reviews

Crutzen is royalty, magnificent.

When i heard what the movie was about i gotta say, it seemed quite boring to me. However Crutzen makes a helluva Queen Beatrix who mourns her late husband while juggling political decisions and doubts about the legitimacy of a monarchy. Now this still sounds boring to me, but it isn't. There is humor and dynamics. This could have been one of those long dialogue epics.

Even for those with no knowledge of Dutch monarchy, which is almost everybody except for 16 million dutch people, the story makes it accessible. It was one of the things that pleasantly surprised me about it. What makes this film work above all though, i can't put my finger on it, it's the atmosphere and the warmth maybe or just the magnificent performance of Crutzen. The rest of the cast is nothing to sneeze at either but Crutzen takes the royal cake.