There’s plenty of traditional power to be found: King Ahasuerus, the villain of the story, rules over 127 provinces with an iron fist and conniving Haman at his side. Queen Vashti, the royal one ...

Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians ... When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses to come. The king promptly bans her ...

Louise Lombard has the title role in this retelling of the Biblical tale set in 4th-century B.C. Persia. Mordecai: F. Murray Abraham. Haman: Jurgen Prochnow. King Ahasuerus: Thomas Kretschmann.