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The White King

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
4.7K
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Ross Partridge and Agyness Deyn in The White King (2016)
Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again.
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A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.

  • Directors
    • Alex Helfrecht
    • Jörg Tittel
  • Writers
    • György Dragomán
    • Alex Helfrecht
    • Jörg Tittel
  • Stars
    • Olivia Williams
    • Fiona Shaw
    • Jonathan Pryce
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    4.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Alex Helfrecht
      • Jörg Tittel
    • Writers
      • György Dragomán
      • Alex Helfrecht
      • Jörg Tittel
    • Stars
      • Olivia Williams
      • Fiona Shaw
      • Jonathan Pryce
    • 45User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 nominations

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    Photos29

    Clare-Hope Ashitey and Lorenzo Allchurch in The White King (2016)
    Jonathan Pryce and Lorenzo Allchurch in The White King (2016)
    Ton Kas and Lorenzo Allchurch in The White King (2016)
    Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi, Derek de Lint, Ross Partridge, Fiona Shaw, Olivia Williams, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Agyness Deyn, Adebayo Bolaji, Louis Suc, Lorenzo Allchurch, Malachi Hallett, and William Ahern in The White King (2016)
    The White King (2016)
    Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi, Fiona Shaw, and Agyness Deyn in The White King (2016)
    Jonathan Pryce, Fiona Shaw, and Lorenzo Allchurch in The White King (2016)
    Agyness Deyn in The White King (2016)
    The White King
    Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi, Derek de Lint, Ross Partridge, Fiona Shaw, Olivia Williams, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Agyness Deyn, and Lorenzo Allchurch in The White King (2016)
    Louis Suc as Bruno in The White King
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    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Sophia
    • (voice)
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Kathrin Fitz
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Colonel Fitz
    Greta Scacchi
    Greta Scacchi
    • General Meade
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    • Pickaxe
    Ross Partridge
    Ross Partridge
    • Peter
    Clare-Hope Ashitey
    Clare-Hope Ashitey
    • Gaby
    Agyness Deyn
    Agyness Deyn
    • Hannah
    Derek de Lint
    Derek de Lint
    • Silver Hair
    Matthew Postlethwaite
    Matthew Postlethwaite
    • Remus Frunza
    Declan Hannigan
    Declan Hannigan
    • Young Soldier
    Vilmos Heim
    Vilmos Heim
    • Frunza Boy
    Ton Kas
    Ton Kas
    • Iron Fist
    Björn Freiberg
    • Security Guard
    Ilona Kassai
    • Mrs. Setterman
    Louis Suc
    Louis Suc
    • Bruno
    Jeffrey Postlethwaite
    • Romulus Frunza
    Lorenzo Allchurch
    Lorenzo Allchurch
    • Djata
    • Directors
      • Alex Helfrecht
      • Jörg Tittel
    • Writers
      • György Dragomán
      • Alex Helfrecht
      • Jörg Tittel
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    • Trivia
      The film is based on György Dragomán's multiple award winning novel, but the story has been transposed to fictitious near-future dictatorship. Dragomán said this about the film: "In my original novel I wanted to show freedom in a society where freedom should not exist. In their movie Alex and Jörg were brave enough to take my communist childhood tale and adapt it into a modern story, showing us that the threat to freedom is as eternal as our fight for it."
    • Goofs
      In a close-up shot of Djata as he watches a time-lapse video of a city skyline, viewers see reflections of two lights in his eyes that don't match with reflections that would actually be seen from the video he's watching. In a closer shot a few seconds later viewers do see reflections of the video in his eyes.

    User reviews45

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    8/10
    Very well made but very unsatisfying
    This follows a family living in a totalitarian dystopia.

    This is a hard film for me to review.

    First off, its production is very good. The camera work and direction is great. The characters are very well constructed and the acting is absolutely top notch. The world is quickly and deftly painted using iconography and suggestion. The world is oppressive but not overly brutal making it feel more real and dangerous. I enjoyed every minute of the first hour greatly and was gripped to see what was going to happen.

    Here is the problem. Not much does happen. This film has plenty of story, but hardly any plot. Characters are introduced, and adversities befall our leads, but very little is resolved or explored. Any small victories the characters win aren't exploited.

    The only analogy I can think of is if you made a film about a waitress who works in a bar in Star Wars. Sure dancing girls are fed to monsters and Jedi come in - but at the end of the day you are still watching someone serve drinks.

    Maybe it is my personal taste, I thought I was more open minded than this, but it seems I do need a certain degree of resolution.

    I kept the mark high because of the quality of the film making - not sure if I would recommend it though.
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    • Apr 27, 2017

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Sweden
      • Hungary
    • Official sites
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      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Белый король
    • Filming locations
      • Hungary(Filmed Entirely on Location)
    • Production companies
      • Oiffy
      • Proton Cinema
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    • Budget
      • £2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,074
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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