The King's Choice

The King's Choice
Film poster
Directed byErik Poppe
Written byHarald Rosenløw-Eeg
Jan Trygve Røyneland
Produced byFinn Gjerdrum
Stein B. Kvae
Starring
CinematographyJohn Christian Rosenlund
Edited byEinar Egeland
Music byJohan Söderqvist
Distributed byNordisk Filmdistribusjon
Release date
  • 23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
Running time
133 minutes
CountriesNorway
Sweden
Denmark
Ireland[1]
LanguagesNorwegian
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]

  1. ^ a b "Kongens Nei (Annual Archives 2017 Film File)". Berlinale. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Innspillingen har tatt fire år – her er traileren til "Kongens nei"". NRK. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Kongens Nei (The King's Choice)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 April 2017. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Question about Norwegian (bokmal)". HiNative. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Norway picks Irish co-production The King's Choice for Oscar consideration". Scannain. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. ^ Johansen, Øystein David (8 September 2016). ""Kongens nei" er Norges Oscar-kandidat". Verdens Gang. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ Sandwell, Ian (8 September 2016). "Oscars: Norway picks 'The King's Choice'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Oscars: Nine Films Advance in Foreign-Language Race". Variety. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.