The secret letters of Mary Queen of Scots

The secret letters of Mary Queen of Scots

On February 8, 2023, sensational story broke the news worldwide: three code-breaking enthusiasts, Israeli George Lasry, German Norbert Biermann and Japanese Satoshi Tomokiyo, deciphered the code of a mysterious historical correspondence. 57 letters written by one of the most tragic figures in European history, Mary, Queen of Scots, were revealed. This correspondence, which was lying dormant in the archives of the French National Library, sheds new light on the Queen’s captivity in England, held by her rival Elizabeth I. The face of a wise politician, at the heart of international machinations, appears between the lines.
How did this trio of code breakers manage to decipher this mysterious correspondence? What exactly does the content of these letters reveal?
Benefiting from exclusive agreements, the film follows the thread of this extraordinary investigation which reveals a whole part of the destiny of Mary, Queen of Scots, and of European history.