'The Favourite' trivia and fun facts

Based on True Events

The film is based on an actual real story.

This is the first time Yorgos Lanthimos directed a film in which he is not the screenwriter and nor is his regular partner, Efthimis Filippou.

Rachel Weisz replaces Kate Winslet in the role of Sarah.

This will be the second film collaboration between director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Rachel Weisz after 'The Lobster' (2015).