Firebrand

“Henry VIII had six wives. One survived.”

Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander) becomes the sixth wife of Henry VIII (Jude Law), a man grown old and unpredictable in his palace. Around her, ambitious men like Edward Seymour (Eddie Marsan) and Thomas Seymour (Sam Riley) circle and scheme, each with claims on power and the boy king to come. Karim Aïnouz tracks the careful steps she must take to survive, until the walls of gilt and tapestry seem to close in, and a single misspoken word could mean everything.