France 2000: Two babies are born on the same day just two hours apart – but to very different lives. Isabella is born a Princess and heir to the French throne, while Sophia is born into a life of poverty and abuse. At the age of 18, Sophia runs away from home. That same night, Isabella is also fleeing from the burden of her royal life when she finds Sophia slumped at the Palace gates. Amazed by how alike they look, Isabella proposes a daring plot – to exchange lives for one week. Finally able to grasp the freedom Isabella craves, she leaves her royal life behind to begin again as an unknown teenager. Meanwhile, Sophia is left in the Palace but unable to account for her sudden inability to recognise her own family, fears are raised for her health. Sophia realises she has to act quickly and seeks to try and learn as much as she can in a short space of time to ensure that she does not let Isabella down. But as the situation takes and unexpected turn will it end in heartbreak?
'The Pretender' is an emotionally intense and compelling story of friendship, love and the strange power of destiny.