L'Assassinat d'Henri IV(2009)

In Paris, on May 14th 1610, at 2:15 p.m., king Henri IV is murdered by a fanatical catholic named Ravaillac.

L'Assassinat d'Henri IV is a historical drama that reconstructs the final hours of France's King Henri IV before his murder on 14 May 1610 in the streets of Paris. The film examines the life of a monarch often dismissed as a womaniser, peeling back the layers of his character to reveal the man behind the reputation. As his assassination approaches, tensions simmer among those who stood to gain from his death. The narrative weaves together court intrigue, political ambition, and personal vendetta to explore not only what happened that fateful day, but why. By interrogating the king's legacy and the motives of those around him, the film offers a compelling portrait of a pivotal moment in French history and the complex figure at its centre.