The King's Choice

The King's Choice

Three Days in April

Directed by Erik Poppe

Produced by Newgrange Pictures, Film i Väst

2016136 min6.8 / 10

A tense historical drama about a monarch's moral reckoning during Nazi invasion, balancing duty to nation against family safety across three pivotal days.

On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.

Questions people ask

  • Is The King's Choice sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The King's Choice scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The King's Choice easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does The King's Choice end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The King's Choice violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

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Rarity30

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Surprise25

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Love60

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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