A United Kingdom

The true story of a love that shook an empire

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2016 / 111min.

Rating6.68

Genres

Drama

History

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Actors

Rosamund Pike

Jack Lowden

Charlotte Hope

David Oyelowo

Anton Lesser

Tom Felton

James Northcote

Anastasia Hille

Laura Carmichael

Jack Davenport

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