Gideon apparently is a carrier of the same gene. Great-aunt Maddy tells Gwen more about the Order of Count Saint Germain and the time travel gene. Charlotte's mother has her wrapped in a special dress and Gideon rushes her off to the mysterious secret society. When Charlotte suddenly suffers from dizzy spells and everyone makes a big fuss about her. Gwen is attracted to the über-handsome Gideon de Villiers, but he brushes her off and only has eyes for Charlotte. Gwen's great-aunt Maddy says that the gene is a hereditary ability to travel back in time, inherited by only one female per generation, but Maddy's obsession with the supernatural makes Gwen not take her information very seriously.Īt the party, Charlotte is even more snooty than usual and taunts Gwen that she will never get a date for the school ball. The family has always regarded Charlotte as something very special, as she had inherited a genetic mutation that for some secret reason makes her extremely valuable. The family is gathered at her grandmother's London castle giving a party to honor Gwen's cousin Charlotte, who is one day older than her. Most of the family members dress as if it were the nineteenth century, and they don't believe in associating with 'commoners.' This makes them look down at Gwen, because Gwen and her mother Grace and brother Nick are the only 'normal' members of the family. Gwen belongs to a very snobbish aristocratic London family. We fast-forward sixteen years to the day before Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Shepherd's sixteenth birthday. Just as the men are about to kill them, Paul and the young woman activate the device and disappear in a swirl of energy. As they are surrounded, the man Paul reassures his companion that Gwendolyn will be safe, that Grace will protect her. The movie opens with a young man and woman being chased by a group of hooded men intent on killing them or taking a device that they are carrying. Maria Ehrich - Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Shepherd.A sequel was produced in 2014 under the title Sapphire Blue ( German: Saphirblau), followed in 2016 by Emerald Green ( German: Smaragdgrün). Ruby Red ( German: Rubinrot) is a 2013 German fantasy film based on the book with the same name by Kerstin Gier.

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