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The Flood

The Flood

Drama · History · 2024

1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, a sinister chateau in Paris, awaiting their trial. Far from the splendour of Versailles, they are isolated and vulnerable for the first time in their lives.

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The Flood

2024 Drama · History 1h 41m

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6.2 / 10

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1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, a sinister chateau in Paris, awaiting their trial. Far from the splendour of Versailles, they are isolated and vulnerable for the first time in their lives.

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Directed by

Gianluca Jodice

Written by

Gianluca Jodice · Filippo Gravino

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Louis XVI

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Marie-Antoinette

Aurore Broutin

Aurore Broutin

Élisabeth de France

Hugo Dillon

Hugo Dillon

Henri

Roxane Duran

Roxane Duran

Madame de Lamballe

Anouk Darwin Homewood

Anouk Darwin Homewood

Marie-Thérèse de France

Vidal Arzoni

Vidal Arzoni

Le Dauphin (Louis-Charles de France)

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Put The Flood on trial.

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.