QUEEN OF HEARTS

By May El-Toukhy

The Danish entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards®.

Winner of the 'Audience Award' at Sundance Film Festival 2019.

FACTS

Title: QUEEN OF HEARTS
Original title: DRONNINGEN
Director: May El-Toukhy
Cast: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper
Genre: Drama
Duration: 128 min
Language: Danish
Additional Languages: Swedish
Country of origin: Denmark
Scriptwriter: Maren Louise Käehne, May El-Toukhy
Cinematographer: Jasper Spanning
Editor: Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen
Production Company: Nordisk Film Production A/S
Producers: Caroline Blanco, René Ezra
Production year: 2018
Executive producers: Henrik Zein
Budget EUR: 2.6M
Local release: 28-03-2019
Film status: Internationally Premiered

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.

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SCREENDAILY: Sundance 'QUEEN OF HEARTS' gets UK deal with…
14. February 2019
SCREENDAILY EXCLUSIVE: Sundance winner 'QUEEN OF HEARTS' reigns at EFM…
10. February 2019
‘QUEEN OF HEARTS’ takes home the 'Audience Award' at Sundance Film…
3. February 2019

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QUEEN OF HEARTS and SONJA - THE WHITE SWAN selected for Sundance Film…
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Festival overview

Transilvania International Film Festival 2019
Award: Best Director

Hong Kong International Film Festival 2019
Award: Best Actor

Göteborg International Film Festival 2019
Awards: Dragon Award - Best Nordic Film, Audience Award, Best Actress  

Sundance Film Festival 2019
Audience Award 

Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage    
2019-10-29, 2021-11-03

Reykjavik Film Festival    
2021-09-30

Goa - Int. Film Festival of India    
2019-11-20

Mumbai Film Festival    
2019-10-17

Zürich Film Festival    
2019-09-26

Hamburg FilmFest GmbH    
2019-09-26

Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy    
2019-09-19

Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen    
2019-08-17

Melbourne Film Festival    
2019-08-01

Sydney Film Festival    
2019-06-05

Vilnius International Film Festival    
2019-03-22

Rotterdam, International Film Festival    
2019-01-23