Just two films this year mentioned the kings of Denmark and Norway, both of which are parliamentary constitutional monarchies. That is, the nominal leader of the state, but the actual parliament is the highest authority (the king of Norway is also an elected king). One chooses to surrender to save the people when the war starts, and the other chooses to fight to the end, even at the expense of abdication. Although Denmark ended up losing relatively little in World War II, Norway had a relatively difficult time because of the pig teammates. But before the major decision in history, they all bravely made the decision that might be correct at the time, and took the courage to take it. I like Nordic movies more and more, and there are strong emotions under the cold surface.
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