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The Emperor's Wife

The Emperor's Wife

IMDB:

5.0
The Emperor's Wife

Released

9/3/2003

Duration

1h 40m

Genre

Drama

Country

Belgium

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Max Beesley, Rosana Pastor

Overview

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

Chamberlain

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Max Beesley

Emperor

Max Beesley

Rosana Pastor

Empress

Rosana Pastor

Leticia Dolera

Sabah

Leticia Dolera

Claire Johnston

Mother

Claire Johnston

Alex Macqueen

Dr. Lambroso (as Alexander Macqueen)

Alex Macqueen

Johnny de Mol

Thembe

Johnny de Mol