Boudica (2023 film)

Boudica (or sometimes Boudica: Queen of War), is a British 2023 action drama film directed and written by Jesse V. Johnson. The film follows the eponymous Celtic warrior of the Iceni people, Boudica, in Roman Britain and how she revolted against the Romans after the death of her husband, Prasutagus. The film stars Olga Kurylenko as the titular character. The film received generally negative reviews.

Plot
Prasutagus and his wife, Boudica are the King and Queen of the Iceni people. The King dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, leaving Boudica's kingdom without a male heir, and the Romans seize her land and property.

Production
Filming took place in various locations across the United Kingdom. Film crew were spotted filming in St Lawrence's Church in Ipswich. The roundhouse was filmed in Hadleigh.

Release
The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on 30 October 2023.

Boudica was made available on Netflix in the United Kingdom. It was listed without the subtitle 'Queen of War'.

Critical response
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives Boudica: The Queen of War a 40% rating based on 15 reviews and an average of 4.4. One review by Bilge Ebiri of New York said: "It’s like a dimestore Braveheart: It might not have the sweep of those old-school period action films, but it’s still thrilling and passionate and filled with bloodcurdling, wall-to-wall violence."