The King's Choice (Norwegian: Kongens Nei) is a biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production between Norway and Ireland.
In May 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Norway. This is a film of the Norweigan King, Haakon VII's decision to support fighting the German invasion forces rather than acceding to German demands and surrender Norway to Nazi Germany and the Norwegian collaborator Vidkun Quisling. The consequences of the government's refusal to surrender, and the king's support of that, were continued hostilities. Hakkon's son Prince Olav, his wife and children had a dramatic escape from Norway, and resulted in the involvement of Norway on the side of the Allies.
I watched this filem recently and really enjoyed it. If you're a combat buff be aware that that is not what this film is about; there are only a few combat scenes. The film is essentially about the difficult decisions King Hakkon had to make, and his and his family's escape from Norway.
Here's the pre-credits scene. I knew simply from watching the way this had been created, together with the music that In would like this film.
Well worth watching imo.
