This gripping erotic drama, directed by May el-Toukhy with wonderful performances from all, is sometimes in danger of slipping over into posh soap, or soft-core porn, territory

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 26, 2020

It's piercing, magnificently judged film-making.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 6, 2020

Has the courage to both charm and chill us as it depicts a midlife crisis.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 4, 2020

The film genuinely has something tragic in it, and Dyrholm is outstanding.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 3, 2020

Trine Dyrholm's dynamic performance is what makes the picture come together.

| Sep 23, 2020

May el-Toukhy deserves to be taken into account as the owner of one of the most interesting and sharp looks that Nordic cinema will give us for years to come. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 9, 2020

By focusing on a woman whose exploitative voluptuousness she coldly accepts, el-Toukhy provides us with a tough viewing, but not a superficial experience.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 4, 2020

A must-watch movie for its twisted and perverse ability to make us uncomfortable and to subvert expectations and patterns. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 28, 2020

Queen of Hearts is explicit, tragic and engrossing. Dyrholm's performance is not easily shaken.

| Original Score: B | Dec 2, 2019

Overwrought family drama that goes dark in its insidious story of betrayal.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 30, 2019

The director handles the subject with a formidable narrative skill. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Nov 26, 2019

While some could view [its] refusal to condemn or defend Anne outright as a weakness, the way it explores her moral relativism is what actually makes the film so hard to shake.

| Nov 20, 2019

Watching the dynamics flip proves a riveting watch for a viewer of Queen of Hearts.

| Original Score: B | Nov 20, 2019

An unvarnished character study of an unexpected abuser and the havoc her actions cause, Queen of Hearts is one of the most emotionally draining films I've seen this year. Dyrholm's performance alone deserves to be seen by many.

| Nov 16, 2019

Queen of Hearts is genuinely one of the more engrossing movies I've had the pleasure of watching this year. Genuinely skin-crawling, with some terrific performances and striking visuals, it is a movie I won't be forgetting in a hurry.

| Nov 12, 2019

An affair between a woman and a man one-third her age? There's something rotten in the state of Denmark.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 10, 2019

A dark, engrossing and unflinching portrait of a dysfunctional family that makes Ordinary People and Murmur of the Heart look like a fairy tale. Trine Dyrholm gives a raw, brave performance.

| Original Score: 9.188/10 | Nov 7, 2019

A portrait of an angry married woman who makes some questionable choices.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 5, 2019

The tricky brilliance of "Queen of Hearts" is in how el-Toukhy uses a well-worn narrative - the unsuspecting, hidden passion with the appearance of erotic freedom - to unveil what in reality is a poisonous tale of abuse.

| Nov 1, 2019

This is a frequently gut-wrenching family drama that el-Toukhy directs with a sure hand, except when she doesn't.

| Oct 31, 2019