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A strong-willed Katherine Parr must survive court intrigue and a volatile marriage to Henry VIII in Tudor England.
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Starring Jude Law and Alicia Vikander. The true story of Catherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII of England. Acting as regent in the king's absence, she will have to fight for her life upon his return.
"Firebrand is a period drama directed by Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz that explores the conflicts faced by Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law), during the monarch's final days, increasingly delusional and paranoid due to the illness that took his life. With impeccable cinematography and costume design, and almost in the vein of a domestic drama, the film delves into the tension experienced by Catherine between her reformist aspirations and her role as the wife of a violent and vengeful king, marked by the precedent of Anne Boleyn. Firebrand asserts Catherine's role in the history of the English crown, taking some creative liberties and not overly concerned with providing the necessary historical context to understand everything that happens. For those well-versed in the subject and able to tolerate these creative licenses, it will be a captivating drama about a facet of the Tudor dynasty that is not often explored in film."