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Stockholm Bloodbath

Stockholm Bloodbath

Action · History · Drama · 2024

In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, sisters Freja and Anne make a solemn promise to seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Everything comes to a head in the heart of Stockholm, where the sisters are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution, presided over by the mad King "Christian the Tyrant," known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.

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Stockholm Bloodbath

“Old grudges never die.”

2024 Action · History · Drama 2h 25m

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6.3 / 10

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In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, sisters Freja and Anne make a solemn promise to seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Everything comes to a head in the heart of Stockholm, where the sisters are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution, presided over by the mad King "Christian the Tyrant," known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.

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Directed by

Mikael Håfström

Written by

Erlend Loe · Nora Landsrød

Sophie Cookson

Sophie Cookson

Anne Eriksson

Claes Bang

Claes Bang

King Kristian

Alba August

Alba August

Freja Eriksson

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Didrik Slagheck

Jakob Oftebro

Jakob Oftebro

Gustave Trolle

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Hemming Gadh

Emily Beecham

Emily Beecham

Kristina Gyllenstierna

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