---
title: 'A Royal Affair (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nikolaj Arcel'
released: '2012-02-16'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Czech Republic'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-royal-affair-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1276419/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Royal Affair (2012)

2012 · 128 min · Drama, History, Romance · Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden

Original title: En kongelig affære

## Synopsis

A Royal Affair is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nikolaj Arcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-arcel)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolaj Arcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-arcel), [Bodil Steensen-Leth](https://cinepixo.com/people/bodil-steensen-leth), [Rasmus Heisterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmus-heisterberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gabriel Yared](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-yared), [Cyrille Aufort](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyrille-aufort)
- **Producer:** [Louise Vesth](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-vesth), [Meta Louise Foldager](https://cinepixo.com/people/meta-louise-foldager), [Sisse Graum Jørgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sisse-graum-j-rgensen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rasmus Videbæk](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmus-videb-k)
- **Editor:** [Kasper Leick](https://cinepixo.com/people/kasper-leick), [Mikkel E.G. Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikkel-e-g-nielsen)

## Cast

- [Karel Polišenský](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-polisensky)
- [Trine Dyrholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/trine-dyrholm) as Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- [William Jøhnk Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-j-hnk-nielsen) as Frederick VI of Denmark
- [Klaus Tange](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-tange) as Minister
- [Karin Rørbech](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-r-rbech)
- [Zinnini Elkington](https://cinepixo.com/people/zinnini-elkington)
- [Julia W. Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-w-olsen) as Louise Augusta
- [Tereza Císařová](https://cinepixo.com/people/tereza-cisarova)
- [Daniel Bambas](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-bambas)
- [Jakub Albrecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakub-albrecht)
- [Peter Varga](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-varga)
- [Erika Guntherová](https://cinepixo.com/people/erika-guntherova) as Lady in Waiting
- [Nikol Kouklová](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikol-kouklova)
- [Frank Rubæk](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-rub-k)
- [Josefine Højbjerg Bitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/josefine-h-jbjerg-bitsch)

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Official site: http://www.magpictures.com/aroyalaffair
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-royal-affair-2012
Film facts: Wikidata (Q589953); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.