A land ruled by the sword. A nation driven to war. A throne destroyed by passion.
Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
Director: Axel Corti
Producer: Wieland Schulz-Keil, Maurice Bernart
Screenplay: Daniel Vigne, Frederic Raphael, Axel Corti
Director of Photography: Gernot Roll
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