Empire

Empire

Director: Frederikke Aspöck

Writer: Anna Neye Poulsen

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.

93 min Rating: 6.6/10 Released

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Director: Frederikke Aspöck

Writer: Anna Neye Poulsen

Production Companies: Meta Film, Brain Academy, Seven Islands Film

Countries: Denmark, Spain, Sweden

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