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A United Kingdom

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
16K
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David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.
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The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
16K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Amma Asante
  • Writers
    • Guy Hibbert(screenplay by)
    • Susan Williams(based upon the book 'Colour Bar' by)
  • Stars
    • David Oyelowo
    • Rosamund Pike
    • Tom Felton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Amma Asante
  • Writers
    • Guy Hibbert(screenplay by)
    • Susan Williams(based upon the book 'Colour Bar' by)
  • Stars
    • David Oyelowo
    • Rosamund Pike
    • Tom Felton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 91User reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos24

    U.S. Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    U.S. Trailer
    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:27
    International Trailer
    A United Kingdom
    Trailer 2:24
    A United Kingdom
    Exiled
    Clip 1:11
    Exiled
    Kgotla Speech
    Clip 1:08
    Kgotla Speech
    First Meeting With Tshekedi
    Clip 1:13
    First Meeting With Tshekedi
    Proposal
    Clip 1:45
    Proposal
    "Legacy"
    Featurette 3:40
    "Legacy"
    A United Kingdom
    Featurette 2:32
    A United Kingdom
    Jack Davenport
    Interview 5:22
    Jack Davenport
    Laura Carmichael
    Interview 6:36
    Laura Carmichael
    Amma Asante
    Interview 6:06
    Amma Asante

    Photos163

    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom (2016)
    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom (2016)

    Top cast

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    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Seretse Khamaas Seretse Khama
    Rosamund Pike
    Rosamund Pike
    • Ruth Williamsas Ruth Williams
    Tom Felton
    Tom Felton
    • Rufus Lancasteras Rufus Lancaster
    Jack Davenport
    Jack Davenport
    • Sir Alistair Canningas Sir Alistair Canning
    Laura Carmichael
    Laura Carmichael
    • Muriel Williamsas Muriel Williams
    Terry Pheto
    Terry Pheto
    • Naledi Khamaas Naledi Khama
    Jessica Oyelowo
    Jessica Oyelowo
    • Lady Lilly Canningas Lady Lilly Canning
    Vusi Kunene
    Vusi Kunene
    • Tshekedi Khamaas Tshekedi Khama
    Nicholas Lyndhurst
    Nicholas Lyndhurst
    • George Williamsas George Williams
    Arnold Oceng
    Arnold Oceng
    • Charlesas Charles
    Anastasia Hille
    Anastasia Hille
    • Dot Williamsas Dot Williams
    Charlotte Hope
    Charlotte Hope
    • Olivia Lancasteras Olivia Lancaster
    Theo Landey
    Theo Landey
    • Michael Nashas Michael Nash
    Abena Ayivor
    Abena Ayivor
    • Ella Khamaas Ella Khama
    Jack Lowden
    Jack Lowden
    • Tony Bennas Tony Benn
    Zackary Momoh
    Zackary Momoh
    • Oluwuas Oluwu
    Nicholas Rowe
    Nicholas Rowe
    • Fenner Brockwayas Fenner Brockway
    Billy Boyle
    • Reverend James Mannersas Reverend James Manners
    • Director
      • Amma Asante
    • Writers
      • Guy Hibbert(screenplay by)
      • Susan Williams(based upon the book 'Colour Bar' by)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The house used as Ruth & Seretse's home in the film was the home of the real Ruth & Seretse.
    • Goofs
      At about 1'17, the civil servant refers to the new Prime Minister as Sir Winston Churchill. He was not knighted until 1953.
    • Quotes

      Seretse Khama: [From trailer] No man is free who is not master of himself.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #45.8 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      No Baby, No Nobody But You
      Lyrics and Music by Seger Ellis

      Performed by Stan Kenton and June Christy

      Published by EMI United Partnership Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd

      Licensed Courtesy of Capitol Records Inc.

      Under Licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

    User reviews91

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Is this really a good film....or not ?
    This is an outstanding film about a story I knew nothing about. However, my review is more a review of IMDb and its voting system.

    I note that this film has, at the time of writing twenty-two 1 star reviews. Maybe these are genuine but I suspect they are not. For one thing the film has not had many screenings so have as many as twenty-two different people really hated it that much?

    Secondly, 1 star films do not get selected for the Toronto Film Festival or for the opening night film for the London Film Festival. The programmers and selectors of these highly regarded festivals are at the top of their game and each year they are offered several thousand films. None of them are going to risk their hard fought reputations on selecting a bad 1-star film.

    My feeling is that these 22 people are members of the KKK who hate black people or else they are people who are jealous of the those involved in the production.

    Either way IMDb needs to have an algorithm that can deduce whether these people are genuine, or not. Maybe they are and the press reviews so far, which rave about the film, are wrong, but maybe these people are racist bitter bigots who hate the success of others because they themselves are failures and they have nothing better to do in their small sad lives but set up false IMDb accounts and vent their spleen in the only way they can.

    Time as they say will tell.
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    • david-423
    • Oct 5, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Tswana
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aşkın Krallığı
    • Filming locations
      • Serowe, Botswana
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Pathe UK
      • Pathé
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,902,185
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $66,510
      • Feb 12, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,459,330
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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