– Queen of the Desert –
Only in cinemas from 2 June 2016
A true story of the life of British explorer and adventurer, Gertrude Bell, QUEEN OF THE DESERT chronicles her journeys of love and loss in the Middle East during the early 20th century.
A curious and adventurous young woman eager to explore the world outside of England, Gertrude Bell (Kidman) goes to the British embassy in Tehran where she quickly falls in love with a secretary of the embassy, Henry Cadogan (Franco). This sparks the beginning of a life-long adventure among the beautiful but misunderstood peoples and cultures of the Middle East. Along the way, her path intersects with archaeologist T.E. Lawrence (Pattinson) also known as Lawrence of Arabia, and Major Charles Doughty-Wylie (Lewis), the British Consul General in the Ottoman Empire.
Academy Award winner NICOLE KIDMAN (The Paperboy, Rabbit Hole, Australia, The Hours) stars alongside Academy Award nominated JAMES FRANCO (Spring Breakers, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, 127 Hours), Golden Globe & Emmy Award winner DAMIAN LEWIS (TVs Homeland), and ROBERT PATTINSON (The Rover, Maps To The Stars, Water For Elephants).
For your chance to win, enter your details below and answer the following question:
Star of Queen of the Desert, Nicole Kidman, won an Oscar in The Hours for portraying which famous writer?
Entries close 6 p.m. AEST on 26 May 2016
David Edwards is the editor of The Blurb and a contributor on film and television