A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair
Film poster
Danish	En kongelig affære
Directed by	Nikolaj Arcel
Written by	Nikolaj Arcel Rasmus Heisterberg
Based on	Prinsesse af blodet by Bodil Steensen-Leth
Produced by	Meta Louise Foldager Sisse Graum Jørgensen Louise Vesth
Starring	Mads Mikkelsen Alicia Vikander Mikkel Følsgaard
Cinematography	Rasmus Videbæk
Edited by	Kasper Leick Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Music by	Cyrille Aufort Gabriel Yared
Production company	Zentropa Entertainments[1]
Distributed by	Nordisk Film Distribution
Release dates	16 February 2012 (2012-02-16) (Berlinale) 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) (Denmark)
Running time	137 minutes
Countries	Czech Republic[1] Denmark[1] Germany[1] Sweden[1]
Languages	Danish French English
Budget	47,7 million kr. (US$7.8 million)
Box office	US$14.7 million

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film^[1] directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee.

The film received two Silver Bears at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival,^[2] and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.^[3] It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.^[4]