A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
Practical Effects
Dragon design actually terrifying, not CGI sludge
Acting
Millie Bobby Brown carries every frame
Costume
That wedding dress becomes battle armor
Director
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Millie Bobby Brown
Elodie
Brooke Carter
Floria
Nick Robinson
Prince Henry
Robin Wright
Queen Isabelle
Milo Twomey
King Roderick
Ray Winstone
Lord Bayford
Angela Bassett
Lady Bayford
Nicole Joseph
Princess Victoria
Patrice Naiambana
Chamberlain
Ulli Ackermann
Knight
Mens-Sana Tamakloe
Knight
Ezra Faroque Khan
Local Guide
Tasha Lim
Prince Henry's Bride
Sonya Nisa
Princess
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The dragon's vocalizations combined walrus, tiger, and human screams to avoid sounding like any previous cinematic dragon.
The film deliberately subverts 'damsel' tropes from Shrek to Sleeping Beauty — even the title is ironic by the end.
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