THIS “MESMERISING” PERIOD MASTERPIECE HAS A 95% CRITIC SCORE ON ROTTEN TOMATOES — YET MANY VIEWERS SAY THEY ONLY DISCOVERED IT RECENTLY. 👑🔥🎬 Set in the medieval world of Scandinavian royalty, this gripping historical drama follows a powerful queen whose carefully built political alliance is suddenly threatened by a mysterious man claiming to be her long-lost son. What follows is a tense web of secrets, family tragedy, political intrigue, and impossible choices, brought to life through breathtaking cinematography and an atmosphere that completely transports you to another era.

‘Best film I have ever watched’ is a masterpiece period drama – streaming for free on BBC

The film has a 95% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes along with a high audience score, with many viewers saying they discovered it only recently.

Trine Dyrholm, Søren Malling, and Morten Hee Andersen in Margrete: Queen of the North

Viewers have called it one of the best films they have ever seen (Image: BBC)

A period drama with outstanding reviews is now available to watch for free in the UK. Viewers have called it one of the best films they have ever seen, and many say they were surprised by how impressive it is from the very beginning.

People who have watched it say the story pulls you in straight away and the acting is some of the best they have seen in years. Others have praised the scale of the production and the atmosphere it creates, with many calling it a powerful and memorable historical drama.

 

Trine Dyrholm in Margrete Queen of the North

Trine Dyrholm leads the cast (Image: BBC)

The film has also impressed those who normally don’t watch international releases, with viewers saying they quickly forgot it was made outside the UK or USA.

It has a 95% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes along with a high audience score, with many viewers saying they discovered it only recently and were not expecting a film of this quality.

The movie in question is Margrete – Queen of the North. It’s a 2021 Danish period drama about Queen Margrete I, who united Denmark, Norway and Sweden under the Kalmar Union.

The film follows a political and personal mystery involving a man who claims to be her long-dead son.

Trine Dyrholm, Simon J. Berger, and Morten Hee Andersen in Margrete Queen of the North

Trine Dyrholm, Simon J. Berger, and Morten Hee Andersen in Margrete: Queen of the North (Image: BBC)

Those who have seen the film have been full of praise. One person said: “The best film I have ever watched. It’s utterly mesmerising and will keep you glued to the screen from start to finish and once in a while you will get an irresistible urge to rewatch this masterpiece.”

Another added: “Perfect film. Script is fantastic. Acting peerless. Sets and shots are so perfectly executed as to be unnoticed as much as being totally immersing.

“The story is one of the best I’ve seen, it makes Gladiator look trivial, notwithstanding the family tragedies at the heart of that classic. This could be my new favourite film.”

A third wrote: “High quality all the way. Excellent actors and touching story. The best movie I have seen in a long time.”

 

Someone else commented: “I don’t know how to express with words how beautiful the cinematography is in this movie.

“I kept forgetting that it was a Danish/Nordic movie. I wanted it to be a series, and stay in the universe! It’s definitely worth watching. I have nothing bad to say.”

Margrete – Queen of the North is available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer with a valid TV licence.

SOURCE: EXPRESS