# Queen of Hearts (2019)

> A respected Danish lawyer’s carefully ordered family life collapses when desire turns her authority over a troubled stepson into an act of devastating betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/360064

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: May el-Toukhy
- Cast: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Liv Esmår Dannemann, Silja Esmår Dannemann, Stine Gyldenkerne, Preben Kristensen, Frederikke Dahl Hansen
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8378126/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: intimate, disturbing, melancholic, serious film night, arthouse thriller viewing

## Synopsis

A woman's seemingly perfect life spirals into chaos when temptation leads to betrayal.

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