A United Kingdom
About A United Kingdom
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 t…
A United Kingdom (2016) is a history film directed by Amma Asante. Released in November 2016, it runs 111 minutes.
David Oyelowo stars as Seretse Khama, Rosamund Pike as Ruth Williams-Khama, Tom Felton as Rufus Lancaster, and Jack Davenport as Sir Alistair Canning. Written by Guy Hibbert. It was produced by BBC Film, BFI, and Canal+. The story is adapted from a novel.
Shelv files it under africa, king, apartheid, and interracial marriage.
BlacKkKlansman, Unbroken, and Escape from Pretoria make useful companions to A United Kingdom, all filed under biography and racism. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 556 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.