| The Girl King | |
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| Directed by | Mika Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Michel Marc Bouchard |
| Produced by | Arnie Gelbart Mika Kaurismäki |
| Starring | Malin Buska Sarah Gadon Michael Nyqvist Lucas Bryant Patrick Bauchau |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | Hans Funck |
| Music by | Anssi Tikanmäki |
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Running time | 106 min |
| Countries | Finland Canada Sweden Germany France |
| Languages | English French German |
The Girl King is a 2015 biographical drama about Christina, Queen of Sweden. It was directed by Mika Kaurismäki and written by Michel Marc Bouchard who, after writing the screenplay for the film, wrote his stage play Christine, La Reine-Garçon which enjoyed a successful run in 2012 at Montreal's Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and then in English at the Stratford Festival in 2014. The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.[1][2]
- ^ Kilkenny, Carmel (4 September 2015). "'The Girl King' premieres at the Montreal World Film Festival".
- ^ Michel Marc Bouchard, Christine, La Reine-Garçon [2nd edition of the play] (Montreal, 2013). ISBN 9782760904309.