Queen of Hearts (2019)

A woman jeopardizes both her career and her family when she seduces her teenage stepson and is forced to make an irreversible decision with fatal consequences.

Director:

May el-Toukhy

Writers:

Maren Louise Käehne (screenplay), May el-Toukhy (screenplay)

Stars:

Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper

6 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trine Dyrholm	...	Anne / Wife
Gustav Lindh	...	Gustav / Peter's son
Magnus Krepper	...	Peter / Husband
Liv Esmår Dannemann	...	Frida
Silja Esmår Dannemann	...	Fanny
Stine Gyldenkerne	...	Lina
Preben Kristensen	...	Erik
Frederikke Dahl Hansen	...	Ung kvinde / Young woman
Ella Solgaard	...	Sara
Carla Philip Røder	...	Amanda (as Carla Valentina Philip Røder)
Peter Khouri	...	Janus
Mads Knarreborg	...	Thomas
Marie Dalsgaard	...	Ellen
Elias Budde Christensen	...	Dreng i retten / Boy in court
Noel Bouhon Kiertzner	...	Lucas

Storyline

Anne, a successful lawyer, lives in a beautiful modernist home with her two daughters and physician husband, Peter. Yet when Gustav, Peter's troubled teenage son from another relationship, comes to live with them, she forms an intimate bond with him that jeopardizes her perfect life. And what initially seems like a liberating move for her soon turns into a disturbing story of power, betrayal, and responsibility with devastating consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | stepmother stepson relationship | lawyer | infidelity | teenage boy | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Danish Film Institute

Country:

Denmark Sweden

Language:

Danish Swedish

Release Date:

28 March 2019 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Queen of Hearts

Filming Locations:

Greater Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

DKK19,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$384,268

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film Production, Det Danske Filminstitut, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Anne: You think I'm a monster.

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Soundtracks

Lacrimosa
Music by Bent Sørensen © Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Performed by Ars Nova Copenhagen

User Reviews

Compelling plot, believable characters and unexpected developments. Despite that I usually avoid relational dramas, this one did its very best to counter my usual reluctance

Saw this at the Rotterdam film festival 2019, where it was part of the Big Screen Competition (another film got the price, alas). Despite that I usually do not like relational dramas, this one involved me due to a compelling plot, believable characters and unexpected developments. It is sad that it does not end well for everyone involved (no details, no spoilers), but I don't think that a different outcome would have been so much better. Main character Anne makes unwise choices, and has to live with the dire consequences, but it is easy for us to say from our comfy chairs.

All in all, unexpectedly for me with this kind of relational theme, I scored a maximum 5 for the audience award, for which it eventually received a very good 13th place (out of 162) with score 4.487 (out of 5).