Empire

1h 33m
DramaComedyHistory
6.7

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.

Cast

Anna Neye Poulsen
Anna
Sara Fanta Traore
Petrine
Claus Riis Østergaard
Peter Von Scholten
Jesper Groth
Admiral Irminger
Tyler Errol Murray
Frederik
Caroline Henderson
Gudrun
James L. Sampson
Tom
Søs Sif Thiele
Mrs. Nielsen
Jesper Asholt
Mr. Nielsen
Anders Brink Madsen
Mr. Hagensen
Chérie Celeste Malone
Ester
Prince Yaw Appiah
Sorte Svend
Christopher Læssø
Butler
Peter Gantzler
The King
Karen Mukupa
Sif
Mikkel Hilgart
Auctioneer
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Narrator

Crew

Frederikke Aspöck
Director, Executive Producer
Anna Neye Poulsen
Writer, Executive Producer
Martin Schade
Editor
Linda Wassberg
Cinematography
Michael Friedl
Executive Producer
Andreas Rostock
Executive Producer
Nina Leidersdorff
Producer
Pernille Munk Skydsgaard
Producer
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
Producer
Helena Danielsson
Co-Producer
Rasmus Bille Bähncke
Music

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