Director: Karim Aïnouz
Writer(s): Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Rosanne Flynn; Elizabeth Fremantle (Based on the novel “Queen’s Gambit” by)
Starring: Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Eddie Marsan, Erin Doherty, Mia Threapleton, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale, Bryony Hannah, Ruby Bentall, Amr Waked, Anna Mawn, Patsy Ferran, Paul Tinto, Edward Harrison, Jason Baughan, Ian Drysdale, Junia Rees, Ashleigh Reynolds, Milo MacKenzie, Richard Taylor, Julian Clapton, Norman Bowman, Patrick Buckley, Linnea Martinsson, Lisa Pyk, Mina Andala, Adam Bendall, Paul Candelent, Mark de Freitas, Joseph Aston Grant, Darryl Lane, Andy M Milligan, Craig Shorrock, David Vickers
Synopsis: In blood-soaked Tudor England, Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII, is named Regent while tyrant Henry is fighting overseas. Katherine has done everything she can to push for a new future based on her radical Protestant beliefs. When an increasingly ailing and paranoid King returns, he turns his fury on the radicals, charging Katherine’s childhood friend with treason and burns her at the stake. Horrified and grieving, but forced to deny it, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival. Conspiracy reverberates through the palace. Everyone holds their breath – for the queen to slip up, for Henry to take her head like wives before. With the hope for a future free of tyranny at risk, will Katherine submit to the inevitable for the sake of King and country?
Release Date: June 21, 2024, 2023 (USA) | Length: 120 min | Genre: Drama, History, Horror | MPAA Rating: Unknown | Note(s): Original announcement. Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2023. Theatrical release date moved from December 22, 2023 to June 21, 2024. Missing trailer. Above is a clip from the film.