Sociofacts cover customs, traditions, ceremonies of the society. There are all elements due to we can see an image of the society and understand how it works. We can find a lot of sociofacts in films. Our group decided to choose "The Other Boleyn Girl". In our case we consider English society in the 16th century. At those times the King was Henry VIII.
The main tradition in the royal family was to give birth to a heir, only a boy. And you had to get a boy at any price. We can see in the film how it was important for woman to have a boy because the Henry was interested in only a son. Only son became the heir of the English throne.
But the queen couldn't do it. She had a weak health. That's why the King became cold with her and found other women called favorites. It was normal for their time, after such relationships woman could find a wealthy husband, for example a Duke. From the religious point of view it was amoral. But the society accepted the willingness of The King. The power of the King was absolute and his desires always came true.

Men were the heads everywhere: as in their family so in the society. We saw it in the scene of the Anne's judgment; you don't find a woman among the judges.

In the family last word was always said by the man. The father, Mr. Boleyn, chose the destinies for his children without their agreements. Parents took decisions for their children very often: the marriage, the carrier and etc. If a family wanted to be successful (rich and powerful) in the society their children would be the best tool to achieve it.
The hunting is the main ritual when we mention the King and his court. We saw it on the scene when the King visited Boleyn's estate.
Traditions and customs have been forming by years, sometimes centuries. But the history shows us even centuries-old traditions can change in one moment. Some situations and personals can change the image of the country. We can see such personals in this film: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth (we saw her as a little girl at the end of the film). Such great personals can break the rules, traditions and the whole history. Their motivations and actions were not always right and good. But due to these personals we can see England such as it exists now.

Ovchinnikova Lera and Kasatkina Inna