King's Game

Infobox Film
name = King's Game
director = Nikolaj Arcel
producer = Meta Louise Foldager
writer = Nikolaj Arcel (novel & screenplay)
Niels Krause-Kjær
starring =Anders W. Berthelsen
Nicolas Bro
Søren Pilmark
distributor =Dogwoof Pictures (United Kingdom)
Medusa Distribuzione (Italy)
released = September 23 2005 (Denmark)
runtime = 107 min
language = Danish
imdb_id = 0378215

"King's Game" ("Kongekabale") is a 2004 film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen, and Nicolas Bro as Reporters uncovering a Government conspiracy. The film received critical praise and won many awards.

"King's game" was produced by Nimbus Film.

Plot

Truth or Spin? Nicolas Arcel's slick and compelling political thriller has a universally pertinent question at its core. Who wields the real power in any democracy. Politicians, spin doctors or the press? King's Game charts a very dirty power struggle through the eyes of political journalist Ulrik Torp. Weeks away from the general election, and riding high in the opinion polls, Aksel Brunn the leader of the Centre Party, is seriously injured in a car accident. A power struggle ensues in the party's top ranks. The victor being likely to be the next prime minister if, as the opinion polls indicate, the party wins the election. Recently promoted journalist Torp is unwittingly drawn into the struggle between the liberal Lone Kjeldsen and her sinister rival Erik Dreier. Dreier is aided and abetted in his pursuit of power by party press manager the arch manipulator Peter Schou, whose modus operandi would have given our own spinmeister Alastair Campbell pause for thought. Sensing more than a little foul play, Torp begins to unravel a shocking and cynical web of deceit. Arcel, showing a clear and intimate understanding of political processes and subterfuge creates a highly engaging and plausible tale whose chilling resonance has many echoes with recent political events in the UK

The Book

King's Game was originally a book written by former parliamentary press officer Niels Krause Kjær,

Distribution

King's Game was released in the UK in 2005 by Dogwoof Pictures.It was the first film released on the Digital Screen Network DSN, supported by the UK Film Council run by Arts Alliance Digital Cinema and was digitally projected on screens across the country. The intention of the DSN is that this will make it easier to show independent films in the UK as the distribution will be through electronic means rather than the transfer of physical film reels.

External links

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* [http://www.nimbusfilm.dk/ Nimbus Film Official site]