Esther a film made in 1999
"Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians, whose empire now
extends from India to Egypt after the defeat of the Babylonians, is holding a
celebratory banquet for his people in the citadel of Susa to display his wealth
and splendor. 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 from ever entering his presence again, and gives orders for the most
beautiful young virgins in the land to be brought to him. The young Jewess
Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected;
they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend
the night with the king. Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her
extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes
his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the post of
first minister of the kingdom..."
Written by Anonymous
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