Film review: The Queen (12A)

Film review: The Queen (12A)

103mins. Drama. Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Alex Jennings, Helen McCrory, Roger Allam, Mark Bazeley. Director: Stephen Frears.

HELEN Mirren delivers a tour-de-force portrayal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' compelling portrait of the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana in August 1997.

Screenwriter Peter Morgan and his team of researchers have sifted through huge volumes of information to ensure the film is as historically and factually correct as possible.