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The King's Choice (Norwegian: Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No" [4]) is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, [ 1 ] [ 5 ] and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards .
Instead of narrowly focusing on the king and major events of state, Sverris saga is a detailed and rich biography with a large cast of characters, elaborate scenes and dialogue. The saga is the most detailed in the depiction of the many battles Sverre led to win and retain the monarchy in the country, The saga is particularly detailed when it ...
The Last King (Norwegian: Birkebeinerne) is a 2016 Norwegian historical drama, directed by Nils Gaup. The story, inspired by true events, centers on the efforts of the Birkebeiner loyalists to protect the infant, Haakon Haakonsson , the heir to the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King Haakon Sverresson .
House: Sverre: Father: Unås Sigurd II of Norway (claimed; dubious): Mother: Gunnhild: Religion: Roman Catholicism, excommunicated from AD1194, the King's dominions and Kingdom under Interdictum since AD1198, until his death, yet maintaining communion with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (cf. Communion of the cults of Saint Olav and Saint Valdemar).
Unveiling an anonymous historical figure. The Sverris saga is a window into the ambitious rise of King Sverre, who lived from 1152 to 1202 and reigned over Norway during the second half of the ...
The film was released in Norway on the 8 October 2013. Magnolia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for North America, [3] which already has experience in distributing Norwegian films in the Americas as they distributed the 2011 film Head Hunters. It was issued in the United States on 15 August 2014, rated PG-13. [3]
King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added. "If one would anticipate to finding ...
King of Devil's Island (Kongen av Bastøy) Marius Holst: Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen: Drama: 17 December 2010 2011: I Travel Alone (Jeg reiser alene) Stian Kristiansen: Rolf Kristian Larsen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen: Drama: 11 February 2011 Oslo, August 31st ...