Trivia

This film is a historical fresco about the French Revolution, retracing the first years of this period (1789-1793), focusing in particular on the role and perception by his contemporaries of King Louis XVI in the tumults that shake France and which bring the end of the society of Ancien Régime. The film shows historical figures of this moment, such as Robespierre, Marat, Desmoulins or Danton, in a very young National Assembly, which is then constitutive.

The film was meant to be the first of a two part epic on the French Revolution. Given the underwhelming box office performance and poor critical reception however, it is unlikely that the second part will be made.

Budget: 16 million euros.

It is screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival 2018.

Writer/Director Pierre Schoeller spent five years working on the film prior to filming.