Project Detail

Mary Queen of Scots

Name: Mary Queen of Scots
Director: Josie Rourke
Genre: Woman Director, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 125 mins

Synopsis

Exploring the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her "sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones - and change the course of history.
Official Selection AFI Film Festival 2018 - Closing Night Gala - World premiere

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: 125 mins
Director: Josie Rourke
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward
Co-Producer: Jane Robertson
Editor: Chris Dickens
Screenwriter: Beau Willimon (script), John Guy (biography)
Director of Photography: John Mathieson
Production Designer: James Merifield
Composer: Max Richter
Principal cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Gemma Chan, Jack Lowden, Martin Compston, Joe Alwyn

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Working Title Films, Focus Features, Perfect World Pictures production

Working Title Films

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

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