When a royal wedding turns into a kidnapping plot, this action thriller trades ballroom scenes for hand-to-hand combat, casting its heroine as the one fighting to reclaim her father's castle.
What is The Princess about?
Set inside a besieged medieval keep, the story follows a young royal who turns down an arranged marriage to a nobleman with a cruel streak, only to find herself locked away in a remote tower while he moves to seize her father's throne. Barefoot and armed with whatever she can find, she has to fight her way down through corridor after corridor of guards to reach her family before the takeover is complete. The film builds its tension less through dialogue than through a series of close-quarters confrontations, staged almost in real time as the princess works floor by floor toward the throne room.
About the cast
Joey King plays the title role, carrying most of the film's physical combat scenes herself. Dominic Cooper appears as the spurned suitor driving the plot, with Olga Kurylenko, Veronica Ngo, Alex Reid, Ed Stoppard, Ivo Arakov, and Martin Taskov rounding out the castle's defenders and attackers. Director Lê Văn Kiệt, known for action-forward genre work, keeps the ensemble moving through tight, physical set pieces.
Context & significance
A Bulgaria–United States co-production, The Princess runs 94 minutes and sits in the Action and Fantasy genres rather than a straight period drama. Released in 2022, it leans into stunt choreography and practical fight staging more than courtly intrigue, and has built a following among viewers who want a fairy-tale premise with an action-movie engine.
Watching The Princess on Ktime
The film is available on K-Time with a free account login, and no separate purchase is needed. Both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles are included, letting Farsi-speaking households watch it however they prefer, through K-Time's Farsi-first interface.