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A United Kingdom(Movie, 2016)

PG-13
| 1h 51min | Genres: Drama, History
A United KingdomRating: 3.4/5 (with 233233 votes)
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. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike portray Seretse and Ruth, respectively. It was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and was the opening film at the 60th London Film Festival. ()
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About A United Kingdom

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. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

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Trailer for A United Kingdom + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

"Romance" TV Spot(Teaser, 0:18)

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"Ruth" TV Spot (Teaser)
"King" TV Spot (Teaser)
Official Trailer (Trailer)
Speech (Clip)
Exiled (Clip)
Proposal (Clip)
Driven (Featurette)
Legacy (Featurette)

Additional Information

Plays in: Africa
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 26 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/10/2017 (World premiere: 11/25/2016)
Director: Amma Asante
Producer: Brunson Green
Screenwriter: Guy Hibbert
Director of Photography: Sam McCurdy
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"A United Kingdom - Ihre Liebe veränderte die Welt"
"A United Kingdom: L'amore che ha cambiato la storia"
"Un Reino Unido"
Budget: 14,000,000 USD
Revenue: 13,819,139 USD (= 99%)

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