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Cast

Anna Neye Poulsen

Anna Neye Poulsen

Anna

Sara Fanta Traore

Sara Fanta Traore

Petrine

Claus Riis Østergaard

Claus Riis Østergaard

Peter Von Scholten

Jesper Groth

Jesper Groth

Admiral Irminger

Tyler Errol Murray

Tyler Errol Murray

Frederik

Caroline Henderson

Caroline Henderson

Gudrun

James L. Sampson

James L. Sampson

Tom

Søs Sif Thiele

Søs Sif Thiele

Mrs. Nielsen

Jesper Asholt

Jesper Asholt

Mr. Nielsen

Anders Brink Madsen

Anders Brink Madsen

Mr. Hagensen

Chérie Celeste Malone

Chérie Celeste Malone

Ester

Prince Yaw Appiah

Prince Yaw Appiah

Sorte Svend

Christopher Læssø

Christopher Læssø

Butler

Peter Gantzler

Peter Gantzler

The King

Karen Mukupa

Karen Mukupa

Sif

Mikkel Hilgart

Mikkel Hilgart

Auctioneer

Søren Sætter-Lassen

Søren Sætter-Lassen

Narrator

Crew

Frederikke Aspöck

Frederikke Aspöck

Director

Anna Neye Poulsen

Anna Neye Poulsen

Writer

Frederikke Aspöck

Frederikke Aspöck

Executive Producer

Helena Danielsson

Helena Danielsson

Co-Producer

Michael Friedl

Michael Friedl

Executive Producer

Nina Leidersdorff

Nina Leidersdorff

Producer

Anna Neye Poulsen

Anna Neye Poulsen

Executive Producer

Andreas Rostock

Andreas Rostock

Executive Producer

Pernille Munk Skydsgaard

Pernille Munk Skydsgaard

Producer

Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen

Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen

Producer

Rasmus Bille Bähncke

Rasmus Bille Bähncke

Music

Linda Wassberg

Linda Wassberg

Cinematography

Martin Schade

Martin Schade

Editor

Movie poster

Empire

20236.6 / 1093 min
Drama, Comedy, History

Overview

As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.