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A United Kingdom (2016)

A United Kingdom (2016)

Drama History

The true story of a love that shook an empire

Release Date: 2016, November 25
Directors: Amma Asante
Countries: Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Pathé, Yoruba Saxon, Harbinger Pictures, Perfect Weekend, Film United, Canal+, Ciné+, BBC Film, Ingenious Media, Fox Searchlight Pictures, BFI
Cast: Jack Davenport, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Karl Farrer, Jack Lowden, James Northcote, Anton Lesser, Jessica Oyelowo, Rupert Vansittart, Charlotte Hope, Femi Ogunbanjo

Overview:

The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

Keywords:

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