England, 14th century. The king falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…

Landmark artist Derek Jarman coyly applies his singular cinematic vision to British history in this revisionist view of the infamous gay monarch. Upending the respectability of period pieces, Edward II severs the fabric of time to reframe queerness as an eternal narrative. Co-starring Tilda Swinton.