David Oyelowo
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A United Kingdom is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of the Bangwato Tribe in Serowe – one of many tribes found in then Bechuanaland Protectorate – with his wife Ruth Williams Khama. [7]
- $14.4 million
- Patrick Doyle
- $14 million
Feb 10, 2017 · A United Kingdom: Directed by Amma Asante. With David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport. 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.
- (17K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Amma Asante
- 2017-02-10
Feb 10, 2017 · Well-acted, solidly crafted, and all-around worthy, A United Kingdom presents an absorbing look at a singular true-life love story. In the 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana shocks the...
- (169)
- Amma Asante
- PG-13
- David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo (Selma) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) star in this inspiring true story of the forbidden love between the King of Botswana and a white English woman in the 1940s. 1,367 IMDb 6.9 1 h 50 min 2017. X-Ray 18+. Drama · Historical · Compelling · Inspiring. Available to rent or buy.
In the late 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama of Bechuanaland is studying law in Britain in preparation for his eventual ascension to the throne. There, the dashing prince falls in love with a white British clerk, Ruth Williams, and they plan to marry.
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Feb 10, 2017 · The true story of a love that shook an empire. Overview. The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments.
Sep 9, 2016 · Review. A United Kingdom review: Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo in fine romance. A strange, shameful chapter of history is dusted off by Amma Asante to make this earnestly stirring Empire...
