
Kingdom of Heaven(2005)
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.


“Old grudges never die.”
In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, sisters Freja and Anne make a solemn promise to seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Everything comes to a head in the heart of Stockholm, where the sisters are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution, presided over by the mad King "Christian the Tyrant," known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.

Sophie Cookson
Anne Eriksson

Claes Bang
King Kristian

Alba August
Freja Eriksson

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Didrik Slagheck

Jakob Oftebro
Gustave Trolle

Ulrich Thomsen
Hemming Gadh

Emily Beecham
Kristina Gyllenstierna

Thomas Chaanhing
Sylvestre

Kate Ashfield
Birgitta

Adam Pålsson
Sten Sture
Stockholm Bloodbath is a action, history, drama, adventure, war film released in 2024 exploring themes of friendship, denmark, politics, sweden, based on true story, revenge. Directed by Mikael Håfström, it stars Sophie Cookson, Claes Bang, Alba August. In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, sisters Freja and Anne make a solemn promise to seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Everything comes to a head in the heart of Stockholm, where the sisters are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution, presided over by the mad King "Christian the Tyrant," known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.
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