Margrete – Queen of the North is the untold story of a visionary woman who stands at the absolute center of power. She is an amazing woman, ahead of her time, who sacrifices herself completely for her vision, for her countries. She creates something extraordinarily grand with enormous consequences to her personal life. But then a shocking rumor reaches the castle walls, and one wrong choice can ruin everything.

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/6bofc11jqro

Director Charlotte Sieling says: “Margrete I was an impressive woman, but surprisingly no one has portrayed her on film. I want to give her a voice and tell her about one of the strongest rulers Europe has ever seen. The woman who created the Kalmar Union, a community among Denmark, Norway and Sweden that lasted for 126 years, and the woman who ruled despite and not because of her gender. Margrete – Queen of the North is my portrait of a woman whose challenges, despite the over 600 years of distance in time, were not so different from those that women struggle with today. Career, family, motherhood. The film shows what price Margrete I had to pay for being an incomparable stateswoman.”

Director Charlotte Sieling has a long career as one of the most acclaimed directors of Danish TV-series such as The Killing (2009), The Bridge (2011) and Borgen (2015) while at the same time being one of the most sought-after European directors for US blockbuster series such as Homeland. With Margrete -Queen of the North Charlotte Sieling introduces herself as an exciting and fresh feature contender on the European cinematic stage. Most recently, she directed HBO’s upcoming horror series Lovecraft Country.

Besides Trine Dyrholm (Queen of Hearts) the leading role as Margrete 1, the cast also includes Søren Malling (The Investigation), Morten Hee Andersen (Ride Upon The Storm), Jakob Oftebro (Kon-tiki), Bjørn Floberg (Out Stealing Horses), Magnus Krepper (Queen of Hearts), Thomas W. Gabrielsson (A Royal Affair), Agnes Rase (Midsommar), Simon J. Berger (Exit) and Paul Blackthorne (Arrow).

Synopsis
The year is 1402. Margrete I has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she singlehandedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and Princess Philippa of England. An alliance with England should secure the union’s status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrete and all she believes in apart.

Charlotte Sieling has co-written the script with Jesper Fink (Before the Frost) and Maya Ilsøe (The Legacy). Rasmus Videbæk (A Royal Affair) is director of photography, while Søren Schwarzberg (Before the Frost) is production designer and Manon Rasmussen (Melancholia) is costume designer. AnnaCarin Lock is makeup and hair designer (Quick), Anja Philip is casting director (Wildland), Sverrir Kristjánsson is editor (The Man), Rune Palving is sound designer (The Man), Thomas Dyg is VFX designer (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2) and Jon Ekstrand is composer (Queen of Hearts).

Margrete – Queen of the North is produced by SF Studios with producers Birgitte Skov and Lars Bredo Rahbek and co-producer Jon Nohrstedt (SF Studios Sweden) in co-production with Filmkameratene (Norway), Truenorth (Iceland), Sirena Film (Czech Republic) and Film i Väst (Sweden), with support from the Danish Film Institute, TV 2 DANMARK (Denmark), Swedish Film Institute, Norwegian Film Institute, Icelandic Film Centre, Nordic Film & TV Fund, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund, Polish Film Institute, Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik's Foundation, The Augustinus Foundation, The Carlsberg Foundation, The A.P. Moller Foundation and Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union.

SF Studios distributes the film in the Nordics. REinvent handles international sales. So far, REinvent International Sales has announced sales to Germany (Splendid).

The film will premiere in cinemas in Denmark on September 16 followed by a theatrical release in the Nordics during fall 2021.

For more information, please contact:
Malin Strihagen, VP Brand & Communications, SF Studios, malin.strihagen@gmail.com, +46 70 780 39 35
Helene Aurø, Sales & Marketing Director, Reinvent International Sales, helene.auro@reinvent.dk, +45 23 42 00 07

About SF Studios
SF Studios, established in 1919, is one of the world’s oldest film companies. Today SF Studios is the leading film studio in the Nordic region with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki and London. The company is producing and distributing feature films and TV series as well as providing the streaming service SF Anytime. SF Studios is part of the leading Nordic media company Bonnier.

About REinvent
REinvent is a packaging, sales and financing studio all in one. REinvent has extensive knowledge of original trends and sales opportunities in both the Scandinavian and international markets and works with high profile European production companies.