
Queen for a Day
Seen it?2013 | 13 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was a box office smash, though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone who remembers how big everything felt at sixteen and anyone who likes secrets inside secrets, this one's for you. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Liked The Edge of Seventeen or The Breakfast Club? This is a good next one. Nobody is quite who they seem.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 13 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
In Sara's class, the popular kids, also known as the kings and queens, are subjected to daily humiliations, which include having their pants pulled down or water thrown on them, but this is only a sign of their elevated status. Sara is the only blond and blue-eyed girl in her class, and she is completely overlooked by the kings and queens who do not have blond hair and blue eyes. She has a secret crush on one of the kings, who is way out of her league, and she doesn't have any friends either, but would like to become friends with Karen, also an outsider who aspires to a better status. One day, Sara eyes an opportunity to boost her popularity by humiliating herself and thereby become queen. Karen instantly becomes her friend, she seems to catch the eye of her kingly crush and popularity appears within her reach. However, her happiness is short-lived, and in the end she learns a far more valuable lesson than how to be queen for a day.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerVery strong
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marianne Hansen
- Rosalina KrøyerSara
- Mira BalloliKaren
- Julia GormsenJessica
- Sofia BedjaouiTalia
- Josephine Perle VossLisa
- Casper BuddigJulius
- Alex HaagensenAdam
- William SalicathBo
- Marie BrockSusan
- Morten LützhøftSara's Father