Boudica (film)
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| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Bill Anderson |
| Starring |
Alex Kingston Steven Waddington Emily Blunt |
| Theme music composer | Nina Humphreys |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Romania |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Distributor | Independent Television (ITV) |
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Boudica (released in the United States as Warrior Queen) is a British television film released in 2003. Starring Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington and Emily Blunt, in her acting debut, the film is a biopic of the queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica.
Boudica, the Warrior Queen on Britain, leads her tribe into rebellion against the Roman Empire and the mad Emperor of Rome Nero.
The film used locations in the United Kingdom and Romania. The Boudica statue by Thomas Thornycroft near Westminster Pier, London, was used for the film's closing scenes in modern-day London. In Romania, the MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, were used.
The film has been released as A Rainha da Era do Bronze in Brazil, as La Reina de los guerreros in Argentina (video title) and as Warrior Queen in the United States.
According to the movie, King Prasutagus of the Icenii died at about the same time as the Roman emperor Claudius. However, the latter died in 54 AD, while the former died in 61 AD.
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