Queen, The
This somber, intriguing, hard-hitting film focuses on the aftermath of Princess Diana's unexpected death in Paris in August 1997 and speculates on the behind-the-walls reaction of stern and stoic Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren), Prince Phillip (James Cromwell), Prince Charles (Alex Jennings), and the queen mother (Sylvia Syms) as they sequestered themselves at Balmoral Castle in Scotland to the chagrin of the British people, while newly elected Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) tries to advise the sovereign to address her people and the world during this time of mourning for people's princess.
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