失落的王子

二十世纪初叶，人类历史进入一个动荡不安的时代，曾经辉煌无两的大英帝国正从鼎盛走向衰落，国际局势波谲云诡，战争一触即发。在这重要的历史时刻，一个不合时宜的小生命出生在了英国皇室。他就是约翰王子（丹尼尔·威廉姆斯 Daniel Williams 饰），乔治五世（Tom Hollander 饰）与玛丽皇后（Miranda Richardson 饰）的儿子。约翰王子聪慧善良，相貌圆满，却因患有癫痫而被认为是低能儿，继而令王室成员感到羞耻。为避免蒙羞，皇室将约翰和保姆拉拉（Gina McKee 饰）送到乡下修养。远离了都市的喧嚣和宫廷的繁文缛节，约翰似乎找寻到真正的自由和快乐，他在此静静地渡过了最后的时光…… 　　本片根据约翰王子的真实事迹改编。British empire monarch George V and his wife Queen Mary decide to hide their last-born son, Johnnie, from the public, being embarrassingly affected by epilepsy. While his protective elder brother is ruthlessly groomed for court life, Johnnie gets packed off to a country cottage on the royal estate Sandringham. With his full-time governess Lalla, a substitute-mother, he's abandoned to playfulness and virtual social neglect. The Great War and the Russian Revolution change life in Britain, also at court, even at Sandringham, where royal refugees are expected.