Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a male heir and the Romans seize her land and property. Driven to the edge of madness and determined to avenge her husband’s death, Boudica rallies the various tribes from the region and wages an epic war against the mighty Roman empire.
Stunts
Kurylenko did most fights herself—no stunt double needed
Production
Shot in 18 days on a shoestring budget
Costume
Celtic war paint that actually slaps
Director
Jesse V. Johnson
Olga Kurylenko
Boudica
Peter Franzén
Wolfgar
Clive Standen
Prasutagus
Lucy Martin
Cartimanda
Nick Moran
Catus Decianus
James Faulkner
Old Druid
Rita Tushingham
Green Druid
Harry Kirton
Emperor Nero
Andy Beckwith
Store-Handler
Dominique Vandenberg
Wolfgar's Bodyguard
Jon Wennington
Trinovante Warrior
Leo Gregory
Ciaran
Kris Johnson
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
James G. Nunn
Tamesas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jesse V. Johnson is a former stuntman who doubled for Jean-Claude Van Damme—explains the fight choreography obsession.
The real Boudica was said to have used a chariot with scythes on the wheels; this film skips the vehicle entirely for budget reasons.
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