KRISTINA OF SWEDEN

The story of Kristina of Sweden is at once contemporary and timeless, personal yet political. Made Queen of Sweden at the age of six after the death of her father Gustav Adolph, young Kristina was often dressed as a boy and raised like a prince of the realm by her guardians, her father’s closest friends and military allies. But as a woman, she did not enjoy the glories of warfare, though she did love the males’ freedom of thought and expression.

Central to Kristina’s journey as a sovereign, and her choice to ultimately abdicate the throne, was her relationship with the French philosopher and scientist René Descartes, whose teachings on free will and destiny prompted her to choose the path of truth to oneself over submission to the rules and stipulations of the throne.

Director	Mika Karismäuki
Writer	Michel Marc Bouchard
Co-Producers	Mika Karismäuki, Hank Levine