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The King’s Choice: Hits from the North

Erik Poppe’s commanding take on the true events that turned a brave man into the people’s king. The King’s Choice is based on the events that took place over three dramatic days in April of 1940, when the King of Norway was presented with a monstrous ultimatum from the Germans: surrender or die. With German Air Force and soldiers hunting them down, the royal family was forced to flee from the capital, and decided to go their separate ways without knowing if they would ever see each other again.

While Crown Princess Maertha leaves Norway with their children to seek refuge in Sweden, King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav stay on to fight the Germans. After three days of desperately trying to evade capture, King Haakon refuses to capitulate, even if it may cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives. Directed by Erik Poppe (Norway, 2016).











When: Wed., Feb. 7, 2018 - Thu., Feb. 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
58 Park Ave.
212-779-3587
Price: Series pass $45 ($30 ASF Members)
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Erik Poppe’s commanding take on the true events that turned a brave man into the people’s king. The King’s Choice is based on the events that took place over three dramatic days in April of 1940, when the King of Norway was presented with a monstrous ultimatum from the Germans: surrender or die. With German Air Force and soldiers hunting them down, the royal family was forced to flee from the capital, and decided to go their separate ways without knowing if they would ever see each other again.

While Crown Princess Maertha leaves Norway with their children to seek refuge in Sweden, King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav stay on to fight the Germans. After three days of desperately trying to evade capture, King Haakon refuses to capitulate, even if it may cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives. Directed by Erik Poppe (Norway, 2016).

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