Queen (2019)

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Movie
German title queen
Original title Dronningen
Country of production Denmark , Sweden
original language Danish , Swedish
Publishing year 2019
length 127 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director May el-Toukhy
script Maren Louise Käehne ,
May el-Toukhy
music Jon Ekstrand
camera Jasper Spanning
cut Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen
occupation

Queen is a Danish adult drama directed by May el-Toukhy . The film is about the relationship between a woman and her stepson.

action

Anne is a successful Danish lawyer who has twin daughters with the Swedish doctor Peter. She mainly works on rape cases. Gustav, Peter's 16-year-old son from his first marriage, moves from his mother in Sweden to his father Peter. Gustav actually wants to live alone. This leads to conflict with his father.

When Anne came home one day, there was a break-in. Later she finds an object stolen from her during the break-in in Gustav's laundry. Then she confronts Gustav with the evidence. Anne promises to keep the matter a secret if Gustav integrates into family life. Some time later, Gustav brings Amanda home with him. Anne listens to the two of them having sex and gets aroused.

Peter and Anne entertain their guests on the balcony. Anne sits down on the grass away from the party and meets Gustav, who wants to get some cigarettes. The two finally go to a bar, where they exchange intimate details from the past of their love life, among other things. When Gustav is about to leave, Anne says goodbye to him with a kiss on the mouth.

A few days later Anne goes into Gustav's bedroom. She touches him under the covers, which leads to oral sex and then sexual intercourse. A short but intense affair develops from this evening.

At Frida and Fanny's birthday party, however, Anne's sister Lina sees Gustav and Anne kissing. Anne then breaks off the relationship. Gustav and Peter drive to the family's holiday cabin for a father-son excursion. However, Peter comes back unexpectedly earlier and tells Anne that Gustav wants to go to boarding school and that he knows that the two were having an affair. Anne denies the allegation and claims that Gustav made it up because he hates her. He blames her for the destruction of the marriage of Peter and his mother Rebecca. She also tells Peter that Gustav was responsible for the break-in. When Gustav, Anne and Peter discuss the matter together, Anne continues to deny the matter. Gustav threatens to report the incident. Anne then says that in view of his criminal past, he is not a credible witness, whereupon he does not implement his plan. Gustav finally has to leave Peter and Anne's house, but comes back drunk one night to talk to his father.

However, Anne opens the door, whereupon an argument breaks out. Anne tells him that Peter can't take any more and that Gustav takes himself too seriously, whereupon Gustav breaks down in tears. Some time later he is missing in his school. Eventually his body is found by a hunter near the hut. He froze to death.

At the end of the film, Anne tries to appease her husband that Gustav's death is not his fault. He covers her mouth and presses her against the wall, yelling at her to shut up. It has become clear to him that Gustav's stories about the affair with Anne are true.

production

The film was shot in the Copenhagen area. The budget was DKK 19.5 million .

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival . It first hit cinemas nationwide on March 28, 2019 in Denmark, followed by Sweden on April 26. The premiere in German cinemas was planned for April 9, 2020. The film was then released as video-on-demand on May 5, 2020.

Awards

Excellent

Nominated

Queen was the Danish candidate for the 2019 Oscar, but was not nominated for the best foreign language film.

criticism

At Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a 96% rating out of 25 recessions.

"Nobody dissects moral misconduct as precisely and pitilessly as the Danes"

- Cinema.de

"- and is one of the most interesting films of the post-'Me Too' era."

- sueddeutsche.de

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Queen . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; March 2020; test number: 198 524 K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ "Queen": top-class erotic drama. May 5, 2020, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Queen. In: Film-Rezensions.de. September 29, 2019, accessed on May 12, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ Peter Zander: "Queen" - Trine Dyrholm is mother and monster. May 4, 2020, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Queen | Film 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  6. ^ Queen of Hearts (2019). Retrieved May 12, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ https://www.cinema.de/film/koenigin,10078172.html
  8. ↑ Kathleen Hildebrand: erotic drama "Queen" - power games. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .