Expect a brief scene of sensuality and a couple of instances of strong language ("f-king"), including an insult to the king's manhood ("c-k," "balls"). Other violent scenes include graphic on-screen beheadings and children dying and being forced to carry body parts. The movie hammers home a strong message of war's high human cost that even surviving soldiers must pay there are also themes of courage and integrity. War isn't glamorized here: Through two key characters' eyes, the film shows the terror and chaos of soldiers in hand-to-hand combat in a sloppy, savage melee while wearing chain mail and armor. Henry's astonishing strategic Battle of Agincourt victory did happen, and, while it's certainly brutal, the violence is not without purpose. ![]() ![]() It's based both on history and on Shakespeare's "Henriad" plays ( Henry V, Henry IV Part I, and Henry IV Part II), but much is imagined and changed. ![]() Parents need to know that The King is a historical epic starring Timothée Chalamet as wild, rebellious young Prince Hal, who's suddenly thrust into ruling England as King Henry V.
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