With Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant. Caught between the national duty and a personal affair. Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. It feels much more like watching a television movie than a feature film. With Tom Glynn-Carney, Gábor Czap, Tom Fisher, Edward Ashley. The Girl King is beautiful to look at with lush and appropriate period costumes, yet something feels a bit off. If a film was made based on the real means it has to be something very important thing to tell us like about the person or the historical events surrounding that person. As Christina, Malin Buska takes some warming up to. Director: Mika KaurismäkiWriter: Michel Marc BouchardStars: Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist Directed by Mika Kaurismäki. 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. With Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann. The English-language film is a depiction of several years in the life of the 17th century Queen Kristina of Sweden, the Girl King. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life. THE GIRL KING is the captivating new feature by Finland-born filmmaker Mika Kaurismäki (MAMA AFRICA, ROAD NORTH), one of world cinema s most versatile and acclaimed talents. THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality. Michel Marc Bouchard's play Christina, The Girl King, is a biographical depiction of Queen Christina's short rule premiered in 2012. A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives. Directed by David Michôd. Film Review: ‘The Girl King’ Sweden's famous 16th-century 'virgin queen' gets larger-than-life but shallow biopic treatment in Mika Kaurismaki's international co-production. Directed by Peter Jackson. The Girl King Biography, Drama, History, Romance, LGBTQ+ • Movie • 2015 Sweden’s Queen Kristina, a flamboyant and unpredictable woman who ascended the throne at age six, was raised as a prince and strived to bring peace and education to her country—all while pursuing an … THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality. Mika Kaurismäki's film, The Girl King, based on the play, premièred December 11, 2015. The Girl King (2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A biographical film set in the 17th century about the queen of Sweden. It was hard to put my finger on it, but I think it has to do with the way the film was shot.