Coriolanus is adapted from Shakespeare's work. The original work takes place in ancient Rome. General Coriolanus has made many military achievements, but was exiled because of his stubborn temper. Coriolanus therefore entangled with his past enemies to attack the Roman Empire. In the end, he was finally persuaded by his mother, but he sacrificed his life for it. The movie version moved the background to the modern Iraqi battlefield, and "Voldemort" also transformed into General Coriolanus. It is no coincidence that Ralph Fiennes chose Shakespeare's famous tragedy as the material for his first directorial feature. Ten years ago, he first starred in Coriolanus at the Almeida Theatre in London. Since then, "I have been obsessed with this work and its characters. I have always had a strong intuition that I can put it in a modern context and make it into a movie." The film was shot in Baghdad, but the lines are completely taken from Shakespeare's original work. Fiennes said, "Before and after the 9/11 incident, we could always see various images of war in the media, from the Chechen mutiny, the Athens demonstrations, to the riots in Paris. The economy was also in turmoil. Everything seemed to be happening in the drama." Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" also started with an economic crisis. Fiennes is confident that it is not difficult to bring Shakespeare's tragedies to modern society. "Deborah Warner (Note: a famous British stage director) brought his modern version of Julius Caesar to the stage in 2005, in which I played Antony. In 1996, Baz Luhrmann also made a film called Romeo and Juliet, which was set in a modern environment, but still used Shakespeare's original lines." The film is set against the backdrop of the Iraq War. Screenwriter John Logan said, "Our first president - George Washington - was a military man, and so were Eisenhower and Bush. It turns out that the military and politics have always been closely related to American culture. For me, this is the most worthy topic to explore." As for the political nature of Shakespeare's works, Fiennes believes, "What he leaves for the audience are questions, not stories." The single answer, his characters are always in a dilemma of thought, leaving the audience to imagine the direction of fate and the solution to the problem. "Although "Coriolanus" has just been released, reporters can't help asking Fiennes whether he will bring Shakespeare's works to the big screen again. He thought about it and revealed: "We have talked about this before. Although I don't know how likely it is, I want to choose "Antony and Cleopatra", not only because it is a great love story, but also because it is written in a very cinematic way. I think if Shakespeare was born today, he would be able to thrive in the film industry. "Coriolanus" cost only 10 million US dollars. Fiennes also said at the press conference, "I don't know when I can make another Shakespeare movie. It's too difficult to get investment for the movie." He also took the opportunity to thank the three producers. During the film festival, the film was bought by the Weinstein Films in the United States for North American distribution rights.