The Empresses (2023)

  • 12+
  • 10/26/2023 (RU)
  • History, Drama
  • 1h 50m

Overview

Little Elizabeth thought her future was predestined: she was to marry Louis XV and become the Queen of France – that was the promise given to her by her father, Emperor of Russia Peter the Great. When Peter dies in 1725 without naming a successor, an era of palace coups and power struggles begins in Russia. For some tumultuous years it remains to be seen whether the young Russian Empire and its new capital St. Petersburg would stand, and what future lies in store for the country of Russia. Peter's widow, Catherine I, becomes Empress - the first woman to rule Imperial Russia. She wishes to fulfil the promise her late husband had given to their daughter, but fails. Young Louis XV refuses to marry Elizabeth after learning that she was born before her parents were officially married. That, in his eyes, made her illegitimate.

Andrey Kravchuk

Writer, Director

Anton Cherenkov

Writer

Andrey Rubanov

Writer

Cast

Yulia Peresild's headshot

Yulia Peresild

Ivan Kolesnikov's headshot

Ivan Kolesnikov

Igor Gordin's headshot

Igor Gordin

Ksenia Utekhina's headshot

Ksenia Utekhina

Anastasia Talyzina's headshot

Anastasia Talyzina

Maria Peresild's headshot

Maria Peresild

Anna Ukolova's headshot

Anna Ukolova

Alexandra Veleskevich's headshot

Alexandra Veleskevich

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