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The King's Choice

Three Days in April

6.8(180)20162h 16m4

On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.

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Status
Released
Budget
$7.5M
Box office
$9.1M
Language
Danish
  • evacuation
  • royal family
  • wehrmacht
  • german occupation
  • king
  • democracy
  • air raid
  • nazi invasion
  • oslo, norway
  • family in danger
  • strategic retreat
  • enemy advance

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Erik Poppe

Produced in

Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival10 Jan 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical1227 Nov 2017
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical112 Feb 2017
  • GermanyDE

    • Premiere16Berlin International Film Festival10 Feb 2017
    • Physical1614 Apr 2017
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1229 Sept 2016
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTG16 Dec 2017
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical929 Sept 2016
    • Digital / OTT9Early digital release27 Dec 2016
    • Physical99 Jan 2017
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical4 May 2017
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical4 Aug 2017
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1121 Apr 2017
    • Physical11DVD & Blu-ray release21 Aug 2017

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The King's Choice was released on 29 September 2016.

Audience reviews

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    Reno

    4/14/2017

    7/10

    **All for Norway.** It is from the director of 'A Thousand Times Good Night'. This movie is like the Norwegian version of the Academy Awards winner 'The King's Speech'. Likewise, it was based on the real, that happened around the same timeline of the history, id est, the World War II. Except matching title, it was totally a different narrative. When the Germany was expecting a response to their demand, the Norway …

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