| The King's Choice | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Erik Poppe |
| Written by | Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Jan Trygve Røyneland |
| Produced by | Finn Gjerdrum Stein B. Kvae |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Christian Rosenlund |
| Edited by | Einar Egeland |
| Music by | Johan Söderqvist |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Filmdistribusjon |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Countries | Norway Sweden Denmark Ireland[1] |
| Languages | Norwegian Danish German Swedish |
| Budget | $7.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $9.1 million[3] |
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.[6][7] The film made the shortlist of nine films to be considered for a nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.[8]
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- ^ "Innspillingen har tatt fire år – her er traileren til "Kongens nei"". NRK. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Kongens Nei (The King's Choice)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 April 2017. [dead link]
- ^ "Question about Norwegian (bokmal)". HiNative. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Norway picks Irish co-production The King's Choice for Oscar consideration". Scannain. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Johansen, Øystein David (8 September 2016). ""Kongens nei" er Norges Oscar-kandidat". Verdens Gang. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (8 September 2016). "Oscars: Norway picks 'The King's Choice'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Oscars: Nine Films Advance in Foreign-Language Race". Variety. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.