Margrete: Queen of the North

"A luxuriously appointed – and paced – medieval drama."

"Trine Dyrholm elevates this painterly period drama with a masterfully understated performance..."

"A war time drama about the battle for succession in 14th Century Denmark doesn’t sound like a riveting watch, but skillful writing and acting gives the film real heft."

"It lacks the kind of energy that might have helped make it truly come alive..."

"It's the title performance by Dyrholm that makes it sizzle."

"It’s a big, dark, roiling cauldron of politics and emotion, and satisfying as all that -- even if a lot of it is speculation."

"A superbly mounted drama..."