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The Widow

  • TV Series
  • 20192019
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h
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6.9/10
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Kate Beckinsale in The Widow (2019)
A woman's search to uncover the mysterious disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.
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A woman's search to uncover the mysterious disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.A woman's search to uncover the mysterious disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.A woman's search to uncover the mysterious disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
10K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,838
258
  • Stars
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    • Charles Dance
  • Stars
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    • Charles Dance
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    • 11Critic reviews
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    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Georgia Wells
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    • Ariel Helgason
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Martin Benson
    Matthew Le Nevez
    Matthew Le Nevez
    • Will Mason
    Bart Fouche
    Bart Fouche
    • Pieter Bello…
    Shalom Nyandiko
    • Adidja
    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • Judith Gray
    Babs Olusanmokun
    Babs Olusanmokun
    • General Azikiwe
    Matthew Gravelle
    Matthew Gravelle
    • Joshua Peake
    Louise Brealey
    Louise Brealey
    • Beatrix
    Luiana Bonfim
    Luiana Bonfim
    • Gaelle
    Réginal Kudiwu
    Réginal Kudiwu
    • Djamba
    Yoli Fuller
    Yoli Fuller
    • Sidney
    Balindile ka Ngcobo
    • Gloria
    Lungile Radebe
    • Sadiki
    Pamela Nomvete
    Pamela Nomvete
    • Dominique Mutombo
    Robinah Kironde
    Robinah Kironde
    • Ivette
    Maya Barcot
    • Stefania
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    • Trivia
      Although the series is set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that country was deemed too dangerous for cast and crew. Jungle and rural scenes were filmed in the KwaZulu province of South Africa and the interiors were shot in Cape Town. Filming in the former British colony of South Africa (now the Republic of South Africa) explains why the vehicles have right hand drive as in the United Kingdom.
    • Goofs
      All the vehicles are LHD and driving is on the left. They do not drive on the left in DRC but on the right.
    • Connections
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    8/10
    Very good drama, very watchable.
    I would class The Widow as very good overall. There's always a risk with eight part dramas that you got a flat lull in the middle, this one doesn't suffer from that, it's dramatic and entertaining the whole way through, until the final episode, which isn't great.

    Superb acting throughout, everyone is excellent. Beckinsale does a great job, I just wish they'd given her a better hair extension, which doesn't alter with fights, chases, or anything. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Shalom Nyandiko are both superb throughout.

    It has some terrifying moments of realism, the militia and child involvement the main ones, but there are times when you feel the need to suspend belief.

    Very watchable, but who was Owen?
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    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Jul 11, 2019

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 2019 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Lingala
      • Swahili
      • French
      • English
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      • South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Film Afrika Worldwide
      • Two Brothers Pictures
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