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The Girl King tells the story of Queen Kristina of Sweden. Kristina was on the throne by the age of six. She was raised as a prince and learned to sword fight and was able to satisfy her intellectual pursuits as a man would.

Here’s the film synopsis:

This 17th-century drama recounts the life of Sweden’s Queen Kristina, an enigmatic, flamboyant, and unpredictable woman centuries ahead of her time who ascended the throne at age six, was raised as a prince, and strived to bring peace and education to her country-while pursuing an illicit romance with her female royal attendant. Growing up as a tomboy with a strong intellectual appetite, young Kristina (an electric Malin Buska) finds herself thrown into a political frenzy as a teenager. Saddled with the Thirty Years War between Protestants and Catholics, Kristina steers her country away from the conservatives while privately grappling with her own sexual awakening, in the form of Countess Ebba Sparre (the radiant Sarah Gadon), her lovely lady-in-waiting. Her quest to understand love runs parallel with her quest to understand humanity and the violent and restrictive forces conspiring against her. Torn between the conflict of political and personal aspirations, Kristina chooses to make one of the most controversial decisions in history.

Malin Buska stars as Queen Kristina, with a cast of mainly Canadian and Swedish actors around her including Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant, Laura Birn, Hippolyte Girardot, Peter Lohmeyer, François Arnaud, Patrick Bauchah, Martina Gedeck, and the aforementioned Sarah Gadon.

The story of one of the most fascinating female leaders in recorded history was written by Michel Marc Bouchard and directed by Mika Kaurismäki.

Following a limited theatrical premiere, The Girl King debuts on 12/8/2015 on DVD and on iTunes, Vimeo On Demand, and at WolfeOnDemand.com.

There’s an extensive entry on Christina, Queen of Sweden on Wikipedia if you’re curious to know more.

Photos courtesy of Wolfe Video