“Focusing on a key but little examined moment of Isabeau of Bavaria’s career, Lotfi’s visually stunning film shows the queen moving decisively to deal with an impossible situation. Isabeau has so often been faulted for switching sides throughout the war. But by plunging us into the action, the film gives us a new perspective, showing us Isabeau’s courage at a time when information was scarce and the government could have been overthrown at any moment.”