Firebrand movie storyline. 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?
Firebrand is a British historical drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz from a screenplay by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth, based on the 2013 novel Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle. The film focuses on Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII.
It stars Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Erin Doherty, Sam Riley, Mia Threapleton, Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran, Anna Mawn, Paul Tinto, Edward Harrison and Jason Baughan. The film marks Aïnouz’s first directorial effort in the English language. Firebrand premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it was selected to compete for Palme d’Or.
Firebrand (2024)
Directed by: Karim Aïnouz
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Erin Doherty, Sam Riley, Mia Threapleton, Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran, Anna Mawn, Paul Tinto, Edward Harrison, Jason Baughan
Screenplay by: Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth
Production Design by: Helen Scott
Cinematography by: Hélène Louvart
Film Editing by: Heike Parplies
Costume Design by: Michael O’Connor
Set Decoration by: Lauren Doss, Hannah Spice
Art Direction by: Pilar Foy, Solomon Honey, Adam Marshall
Music by: Dickon Hinchliffe
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: May 21, 2023 (Cannes), June 21, 2024
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