Movie project commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Versailles no Bara manga's publication. Hoping to unite their countries with an alliance, The Empress of Austria arranges her daughter, the delightful yet spoiled Marie Antoinette, to marry the… crown prince of France, Louis XVI. Upon arriving in Versailles, the Austrian princess meets Oscar Francois de Jarjayes, Captain of the Royal Guards—a seemingly dashing young man—but to Antoinette's astonishment, he is in fact a woman!
Oscar's loyalty becomes troubled when serving the court conflicts with ordinary people's suffering.
For viewers who enjoy historical drama about duty, identity and inequality.
Oscar and Marie Antoinette occupy different positions in a monarchy imposing strong family expectations on both.
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