2019 · drama · history · war
The King
Directed by David Michôd2h 20m2019
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
Our read: The King (2019) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · history · war entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / history, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, epic, measured.
- heavy
- extreme
- twisty
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