A United Kingdom
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 111 min · ★ 6.7 · 74% critics
In post-war London, a young African royal and a British office worker fall in love and marry, igniting backlash from family, officials, and neighboring powers. As political pressure mounts across two continents, they fight to stay together while challenging prejudice and colonial interests that threaten their future and their homeland’s path forward.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (540 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, fact-based romance mixed with political pressure and themes of racism and colonial power, in the vein of Suffragette or Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big surprises, or a purely romantic focus.
Pros: heartfelt true romance; strong lead chemistry; engaging political stakes | Cons: middle section drags; some characters feel shallow; love story feels rushed
Themes
- based on novel or book
- africa
- marriage
- apartheid
- biography
- based on true story
- botswana
- interracial marriage
- racism
- king
- woman director
- colonial history
Cast & crew
David Oyelowo
as Seretse Khama
Rosamund Pike
as Ruth Williams-Khama
Tom Felton
as Rufus Lancaster
Jack Davenport
as Sir Alistair Canning
Terry Pheto
as Naledi Khama
Laura Carmichael
as Muriel Williams
Jessica Oyelowo
as Lady Lilly Canning
Vusi Kunene
as Tshekedi Khama
Nicholas Lyndhurst
as George Williams
Arnold Oceng
as Charles
Directed by Amma Asante