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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The King's Choice (Kongens nei/"The King's 'No'") is a 2016 film from Norway directed by Erik Poppe.It recounts three tumultuous days in the history of Norway, April 8-11, 1940. King Haakon VII is unpleasantly surprised on April 8 to be told by his son, Crown Prince Olav, that the Germans are invading, based on reports of Nazi ships heading their way. On April 9 all doubt is removed as German troops begin landing in the country, while a German cruiser is sunk in Drobak Sound. The King and his family — which includes Crown Prince Olav, Olav's wife Märtha, and their three children — make a hurried departure north to stay ahead of the Nazis and captivity.Meanwhile, the German envoy in Oslo, Curt Bräuer, is frantic. Bräuer, a career diplomat rather than a hardened Nazi, is desperate to avoid bloodshed. Bräuer hopes that Haakon VII will follow the example of his brother, King Christian X of Denmark, who capitulated within a couple of hours after the German entry into the country on April 9. However, his own country's brutishness makes Bräuer's job more difficult. A German bombing raid on Haakon VII's train makes him less willing to co-operate. Adolf Hitler's insistence that Haakon appoint Vidkun Quisling, a traitor and Nazi stooge, to the post of prime minister, also makes Haakon reluctant. But Haakon's ministers are willing to talk with the Germans in order to avoid bloodshed, leaving the king with a difficult choice.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })A Spiritual Successor in effect to the NRK series Harry & Charles, which dealt with the decision of then-Prince Carl of Denmark to become King Haakon VII.The 2020 miniseries Atlantic Crossing presents this and the rest of the war with an emphasis on Crown Princess Märtha.For a much more lighthearted take on these same events, see the animated short film My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts.
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 Advice Backfire: Before leaving to meet with Bräuer, Haakon tells his son that he's ready to be king, and that he should always have someone he loves close to him. Very sweet and touching, except that Olav's wife and children have fled into the unknown and his father is about to go to a meeting no one seems sure he'll return from... so, who does that leave? Downplayed.
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 Alas, Poor Villain: Bräuer is working for the Nazis and something of a self-interested Jerkass on top of it, but he has a doomed assignment he absolutely did not want, and he's Reassigned to Antarctica when he fails. It's hard not to feel at least a little badly for him.
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