History Film / KaamelottPremierVolet

* PlayedForDrama: Arthur's youth {{flashback}}s with the tragic fate of the woman he loved and his ensuing vengeance for her death are definitely ''not'' played for comedy. Neither is the fact that he [[spoiler:spares Lancelot's life and lies down amidst the collapsing castle in a clear (second) suicide attempt]].

After announcing he was working on the second installment (which then started filming in 2023), Alexandre Astier also said he would like to explore the events that happened during the ten-year-long TimeSkip between the end of the series and the first film, an installment potentially titled ''Kaamelott: Resistance'', but he hasn't decided on which kind of media he'll do it yet.

''Kaamelott: Premier Volet'' (French for ''Kaamelott: First Chapter'' or ''Kaamelott: First Installment'') is a 2021 French [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy medieval fantasy]] [[FantasticComedy comedy]] film written, directed and produced by Creator/AlexandreAstier and starring him as [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur Pendragon]]. It is the [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell long-gestating]] and [[SequelGap long-awaited]] [[TheMovie theatrical film]] {{sequel}} to the 2004-2009 Myth/ArthurianLegend-[=inspired=] {{comedy}} series ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', and is intended to be the first installment ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hence the title]]) of a trilogy to wrap the story up. Most of the series' main cast (which means ''a lot'') returned alongside some newcomers. It was released in France on July 21, 2021 after being delayed several times due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. The UK had a subtitled release on September 10, 2021.

''Kaamelott: Premier Volet'' (French for ''Kaamelott: First Chapter'' or ''Kaamelott: First Installment'') is a 2021 French [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy medieval fantasy]] [[FantasticComedy comedy]] film written, directed and produced by Creator/AlexandreAstier and starring him as [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur Pendragon]]. It is the [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell long-gestating]] and [[SequelGap long-awaited]] [[TheMovie theatrical film]] {{sequel}} to the 2004-2009 Myth/ArthurianLegend-[=inspired=] {{comedy}} series ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', and is intended to be the first installment ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hence the title]]) of a trilogy to wrap the story up. Most of the series' main cast (which means ''a lot'') returned alongside some newcomers. It was released in France on July 21, 2021 after being delayed several times due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the UK saw a subtitled release on September 10 of that year.

After announcing he was working on the second installment (which is due to start filming in spring 2023), Alexandre Astier also said he would like to explore the events that happened during the ten-year-long TimeSkip between the end of the series and the first film, an installment potentially titled ''Kaamelott: Resistance'', but he hasn't decided on which kind of media he'll do it yet.

Ten years have passed since Arthur Pendragon abdicated the throne of Kaamelott and disappeared after handing it over to Lancelot du Lac, who has since established a reign of terror over the kingdom of Logres. The Knights of the Round Table have disbanded and formed pitiful pockets of resistance against Lancelot, and everyone wonders what happened to Arthur, from Lancelot (who wants him dead and put a bounty on his head) all the way to the clueless knights and oppressed smallfolk (who want him to return). It turns out Arthur is alive and well, but does he really want to bother coming back to Kaamelott, help these morons once more and reclaim the throne? Short answer: ''HELL NO''... but circumstances force him to anyway.

* ArbitraryMinimumRange: The first time we see the Burgundians try to lay siege to Kaamelott, the Jurisconsult notes that, even if they weren't too inept to make their SiegeEngines work, they parked them way too close to the walls and any shot they'd manage to throw would just whiz past above the castle.

* TrickedIntoAnotherJurisdiction: Inverted. Arthur and Venec are taken captive and brought back to Kaamelott by alzagar the bounty hunter. As they cross the border into the duchy of Aquitania (which is under Kaamelott's jurisdiction), Arthur speaks up for the first time since his capture, telling the guard that he's been MadeASlave (Kaamelott outlawed slavery) and demands that the guard arrest everyone and bring them to the Duke of Aquitania for trial. The guard is indifferent to this... until Venec has the bright idea to yell out that the Duchess of Aquitania is a whore, which promptly gets everyone arrested and brought before the Duke just as Arthur wanted.

Ten years have passed since Arthur Pendragon abdicated the throne of Kaamelott and disappeared far away after handing it over to Lancelot du Lac, who has since established a reign of terror over the kingdom of Logres. The Knights of the Round Table have disbanded and formed pitiful pockets of resistance against Lancelot, and everyone wonders what happened to Arthur, from Lancelot (who wants him dead and put a bounty on his head) all the way to the clueless knights and oppressed smallfolk (who want him to return). It turns out Arthur is alive and well, but does he really want to bother coming back to Kaamelott, help these morons once more and reclaim the throne? Short answer: ''HELL NO''... but circumstances force him to anyway.