Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
Acting
Jude Law's decaying, paranoid monarch — genuinely repulsive brilliance
Costume
Vikander's increasingly armored gowns as visual storytelling
Direction
Aïnouz turns palace corridors into psychological horror
Director
Karim Aïnouz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Elizabeth Freemantle's novel 'Queen's Gambit' — not the Netflix show, obviously.
Historians debate whether Katherine's Protestant reformism was genuine faith or political maneuvering; the film lands ambiguously.
US
