A United Kingdom (2016)1h51
Drama · History
Director Amma Asante (7.2 avg)
Also directed Belle, Where Hands Touch, A Way of Life
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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Cast
David Oyelowo
Rosamund Pike
Tom Felton
Jack Davenport
Terry Pheto
Laura Carmichael
Jessica Oyelowo
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