Film
Firebrand (15)
Dir. Karim Aïnouz, UK, 2024, 120 mins. Cast. Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Simon Russell Beale, Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley.
In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accomplished, and educated Katherine Parr, reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Jude Law). Her consent to marry him carries great risk, given that her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded, or dead. When Henry appoints her as Regent, he lays a dangerous path for her. Henry’s courtiers, suspecting she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom, scheme against her and cast doubts upon her fidelity to the increasingly ailing and paranoid King. They convince him to turn his fury on the nation’s radicals, including Katherine’s childhood friend Anne Askew. Horrified and privately grieving, Katherine finds herself under ever-increasing scrutiny and suspicion.
★★★★ “Incendiary…Jude Law is scarily good…A vividly constructed drama, expertly played” Kevin Maher, The Times
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In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accomplished, and educated Katherine Parr, reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Jude Law). Her consent to marry him carries great risk, given that her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded, or dead. When Henry appoints her as Regent, he lays a dangerous path for her. Henry’s courtiers, suspecting she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom, scheme against her and cast doubts upon her fidelity to the increasingly ailing and paranoid King. They convince him to turn his fury on the nation’s radicals, including Katherine’s childhood friend Anne Askew. Horrified and privately grieving, Katherine finds herself under ever-increasing scrutiny and suspicion.
★★★★ “Incendiary…Jude Law is scarily good…A vividly constructed drama, expertly played” Kevin Maher, The Times
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
