Review of A Royal Affair (2012) by Benny B — 04 Feb 2013

Front runner in the foreign language category IMHO, still yet to watch 2 noms but going to be hard to beat this crazy Danish bastard...

Go the Enlightenment.

This review of A Royal Affair (2012) was written by Benny B on 04 Feb 2013.

A Royal Affair has generally received very positive reviews.

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