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The Emperor's Wife (2003)
Directed by Julien Vrebos
“A fairy tale for grown ups.”
Drama · 1h 40m
In an undisclosed location and time, in the land of 1001 nights, the law dictates that the Emperor must take a new wife if his current Empress does not bear a son within seven years of marriage. At the celebration Ball of their sixth wedding anniversary, the Emperor (MAX BEESLEY - Torque) and his faithful manservant, Chamberlain (JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS - Vanity Fair, Bend It Like Beckham, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead) begin the covert operation to find and prepare a virgin candidate to become the new Empress.A suitable young woman, Sabah (LETICIA DOLERA) is secretly transported into an isolated wing in the Imperial Palace. In this prison of fairytale rooms, she is tutored by the Masters and spied upon by the Emperor and Chamberlain. Should the current Empress (ROSANA PASTOR) conceive, everyone in the secret wing will be executed.
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Max Beesley
Rosana Pastor
Leticia Dolera
Claire Johnston
Alex Macqueen
Johnny de Mol
Crew
- Director
- Julien Vrebos
- Writer
- Paul Ruven
- Director of Photography
- Tony Malamatenios
- Original Music Composer
- Max Beesley
- Editor
- Mark Bynens
- Producer
- Bob Bellion, Michael Cowan, Jimmy de Brabant, San Fu Maltha, Justine Paauw, Jason Piette, Emjay Rechsteiner
Details
- Release date
- 2003-09-03
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands