Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- dramatic
- martial
- heightened
- historical cinema night
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics generally regard the film as an ambitious historical drama enriched by its Algerian perspective and central performance, though its execution is uneven.
What sets it apart
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Queen Zaphira is positioned as the central defender of her community and a consequential figure in Algiers’s struggle.
The film draws on the legend of Zaphira and the history of Algiers, Ottoman influence, piracy, and Amazigh culture.
The Algerian royal court and conflict with Barbarossa provide the film’s principal visual and dramatic framework.
Zaphira’s relationship with King Salim Toumi is inseparable from the fight to protect their community from Barbarossa.
Films like The Last Queen, and why
The Favourite
historical drama centered on a politically powerful woman navigating dynastic conflict and cultural upheaval
The Battle of Algiers
North African historical setting, anti-colonial stakes, and visually composed period drama
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
female-centered historical epic combining court politics, romance, and resistance against invading forces
Movie Details
- Directors
- Damien Ounouri, Adila Bendimerad
- Release Date
- 2023-04-19
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (35)
Cast
- Adila Bendimerad
- Dali Benssalah
- Dimitri Boetto
- Mohamed Tahar Zaoui
- Imen Noel
- Nadia Tereszkiewicz
- Yanis Aouine
- Ahmed Zitouni
- Tarik Bouarrara
- Tenou Khilouli
Common questions
- What is The Last Queen about?
- A legendary queen confronts court intrigue and pirate conquest while fighting to preserve her community in sixteenth-century Algiers.
- What is The Last Queen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Last Queen as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Last Queen violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Last Queen as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Last Queen?
- Critics generally regard the film as an ambitious historical drama enriched by its Algerian perspective and central performance, though its execution is uneven.
- Which films are like The Last Queen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Favourite, The Battle of Algiers, and The Warrior Queen of Jhansi.
- How long is The Last Queen?
- The Last Queen runs 110 minutes.
