STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH
FIRST VIAPLAY EPIC MOVIE TRAILER
The movie has been available since January |
SET IN 1520 THE FILM
explores a dark chapter in Sweden’s
history, which saw the infamous massacre of nearly 100 nobles and
civilians in the Swedish capital. The film follows Anne (Sophie
Cookson) and her foster sister Freja (Alba August) as they seek revenge
on the men who murdered their family at Anne’s wedding. Their quest
leads them to Stockholm, where they are drawn into a ruthless political
struggle between Sweden and Denmark when a group of Swedish aristocrats
conspire to overthrow the Danish king Christian II, known by the Swedes
as Christian the Tyrant. When the Danish king learns of the nobles'
plans, he heads to Stockholm to put an end to the rebellion of the
Swedish rebels, under the leadership of the regent Sten Sture. The
stuggle culminates in a mass execution of almost 100 Swedes, presided
over by King Christian II of Denmark (Claes Bang), known as the
Stockholm Bloodbath.
WHO IS TAKING THE BATH?
Beside Sophie Cookson who leads the cast as Anne Eriksson, and
Claes Bang portraying King Kristian II, the international cast also includes
Emily Beecham as Kristina Gyllenstierna,
Alba August as Freja Eriksson,
Adam Pålsson as Sten Sture, Nordic superstar
Jakob Oftebro as Gustaf Trolle,
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Didrick Slagheck,
Matias Varela as Kardinal Francisco De La Roca,
Wilf Scolding as Johan Natt, Dag
Ulrich Thomsen as Hemming Gadh,
Thomas Chaanhing as Sylvestre and
Kate Ashfield as Birgitta! Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:
We do enjoy Scandinavian series and films, but I am not sure about this one. The name itself has already put me off.
ReplyDeleteThat is the historical name of the sad event.
DeleteI like Scandinavian cinema, but Bergman is not really like that.
ReplyDeleteNo, this is not high cinema, but historical adventure.
DeleteOf course. :)
DeleteLooks quite intense. I'd tune in to this though.
ReplyDeleteA little bit of medieaval action.
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