An arrogant queen becomes a fugitive in her own land after being overthrown by a charismatic revolutionary and must face hardship and danger as she embarks on a voyage to win back her throne.
Aimee Lou Wood
Queen Dagan
Lolly Adefope
Shulmay
Nicola Coughlan
Humble Joan
Jessica Hynes
Leofwine
Nick Frost
Bobik
Paul Kaye
King Ivarr
Nitin Ganatra
Witgar the Baker
Murray McArthur
Ur-Nammu
John Macmillan
King Guthrum
Ben Ashenden
Penda the Rebel
James Acaster
Felix the Ironmonger
Victoria Broom
Queen Fritha
Matthew Cottle
Alric the Painter
Jonathan Gunning
Vortimer the Farmer
Jason Barnett
Thane Tostig
Dino Kelly
Sergeant Maxen
Ben Rufus Green
Osmund the Leather-Maker
Adam Fray
Hengist the Crier
Annie Brothers
Girl watching puppet show
Georgia Brothers
Girl watching puppet show
Darcie Brothers
Girl watching puppet show
Marcus Onilude
Captain Gildas
Mark Hillman
Soldier with Mace
Kent Goldfinch
Thane
Toby Rothwell
Rebel Soldier
Samantha Glendinning
Servant
Director
Curtis Vowell
Writer
Andy Riley
April 10, 2024
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Does anyone remember "Boudica" (2019)? Well this is in the same sort of vein but a little better. "Dagan" (Aimee Lou Wood) is the hated queen of a realm that is being taken over by the woman-of-the-people who is "Humble Joan" (Nicola Coughlan doing her best Jeanette Krankie impersonation) who has discovered the power of gunpowder. Luckily for the overthrown queen, she has one loyal servant and she - "Shulmay (Lolly Adefope) has her head screwed on well enough to get them to safety. Then it's a trek 140 miles to the sea where they are to meet the queen's foreign relatives who have apparently promised military aide. En route they encounter the nice-but-dim "Bobik" (Nick Frost) and have some adventures staying one step ahead of the pursuing turncoat "Leofwine" (Jessica Hynes) and avoiding potential betrayal in every village where people would happily turn them in for the 200 pieces of silver reward. This might have done better as an half hour comedy sketch, but stretching it out for ninety minutes was a mistake. There's nowhere near enough substance in either the script nor the characterisations to sustain it for that long. Wood is quite funny for the first five minutes as the stroppy and spoilt woman with the legendary perfect feet and a crown, but there's only so much toilet humour I can be bothered with before I start to look around the cinema at others doing the same. There's a little very black comedy at the end but by then I was largely disinterested. It's a film for the television on a dark night after a few beers when you've got some mates in. As a piece of stand-alone cinema, even with what must have been a pretty shoestring budget, it's a bit puerile and really quite disappointing.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00