Jude Law and Alicia Vikander star as the real-life King Henry VIII and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, in Karim Ennoz’s film. Fire brand The trailer
Based on true events from the 16th century, the film follows Parr’s quest to survive her marriage to the king, after his first five wives ended prematurely – divorced, beheaded, dead, divorced and Recaptured.
“Catherine’s fate was to change the kingdom forever,” muses the trailer’s narrator.
“When Henry appointed [Katherine] As regent, he makes a dangerous journey for the country’s ruler in his absence when he leaves to fight abroad. Fire brand reads the summary. “Henry’s courtiers, suspecting that she is sympathetic to the radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom and threaten their power, plot against her and the increasingly sick and insane king. Therefore, they express doubts about his loyalty.”
When the king returns, his courtiers convince him to “turn his anger” on his wife’s childhood friend, Anne Askew, who becomes one of Henry’s many courtiers convicted of treason. went and was impaled.
“Terrified and privately grieving, Catherine finds herself under ever-increasing scrutiny and suspicion,” the description continued. “Knowing that even a whisper of scandal could lead to her downfall, Catherine must unleash her scheme to fight for survival.”
Catherine and Henry were married from 1543 until the king’s death in 1547.
Fire brand It premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last May and is now set to hit theaters on June 14. It was written by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth and is based on the 2013 novel. The Queen’s Gambit By Elizabeth Fremantle.
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