| Plot - After accidentally killing his own son during an argument, the notoriously unstable Ivan the Terrible refuses to admit what happened and instead launches an increasingly ridiculous cover-up across 16th century Russia. As paranoid nobles, drunken priests, and deeply unqualified royal advisors attempt to keep the empire from collapsing, Ivan becomes obsessed with producing a “replacement heir” before rival factions discover the truth. Meanwhile, the dead prince’s best friend secretly starts impersonating him during public appearances because nobody at court has actually seen the heir in weeks. The result is a catastrophic royal farce involving fake miracles, arranged marriages, bear attacks, and one historically inaccurate training montage set to Russian folk music. [link] [comments] |