Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Sir James Brooke
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Edge of the World (also known as Rajah) is a 2021 adventure drama film directed by Michael Haussman and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the British soldier and adventurer James Brooke (1803–1868), the first White Rajah of Sarawak.
- Jaime Feliu-Torres
- Michael Haussman
- Rob Allyn
- Josie Ho, Conroy Chi-Chung Chan, Rob Allyn
Jun 4, 2021 · Edge of the World. The adventures of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting, and inspired LORD JIM and THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING.
- (2.7K)
- 2 min
- Michael Haussman
- 53
In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be ...
- (22)
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
- Michael Haussman
- Adventure, History, Drama
Jun 3, 2021 · To play the British adventurer Sir James Brooke in “Edge of the World,” Jonathan Rhys Meyers sets his jaw and fixes his gaze on the middle distance. The performance — stiff, remote ...
- 104 min
- Jeannette Catsoulis
Jun 3, 2021 · Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in fine form as 19th-century explorer Sir James Brooke in this Terrence Malick-indebted adventure movie. With its winsome narration, frequent cutaways to nature and focus...
