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 ... See full summary »

Directors:

Alex Helfrecht, Jörg Tittel

Writers:

György Dragomán (novel), Alex Helfrecht (adaptation)

Stars:

Olivia Williams, Fiona Shaw, Jonathan Pryce

10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Olivia Williams	...	Sophia (voice)
Fiona Shaw	...	Kathrin Fitz
Jonathan Pryce	...	Colonel Fitz
Greta Scacchi	...	General Meade
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	Pickaxe
Clare-Hope Ashitey	...	Gaby
Agyness Deyn	...	Hannah
Ross Partridge	...	Peter
Derek de Lint	...	Silver Hair
Matthew Postlethwaite	...	Remus Frunza
Declan Hannigan	...	Young Soldier
Björn Freiberg	...	Security Guard
Jeffrey Postlethwaite	...	Romulus Frunza
Ton Kas	...	Iron Fist
Ilona Kassai	...	Mrs. Setterman

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

dystopia | boy | army camp | twins | f rated | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

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."

User Reviews

strong first movie

This was a visually a stunning film about a charmed Dystopian world filmed on location I think in Hungary. Uncomfortable to watch through the innocent boys' eyes as he realizes all is not as it seems..... Very good acting from young newcomer and all the cast - some terrifying twins like something out of Mad Max. Jonathan Pryce always hits this characters spot on. Agyness Deyn very natural. Strangely topical in our current climate in 2017... Who really knows what is what and of course, a child sees things differently. Never read the book, which clearly has undertones of 1984 and other classics.A great first film from a new producing/writing/directing team.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK Germany Sweden Hungary

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The White King

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

GBP2,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,074

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oiffy, Proton Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color