A United Kingdom
The true story of a love that shook an empire
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Release Date
11/25/2016Runtime
111 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$14,000,000Revenue
$13,819,139Homepage
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A stirring true story of an interracial couple defying imperial power structures and systemic racism to build a life together. It's an earnest, emotionally grounded drama about personal love as an act of political resistance.
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David Oyelowo
Seretse Khama
Rosamund Pike
Ruth Williams-Khama
Tom Felton
Rufus Lancaster
Jack Davenport
Sir Alistair Canning
Terry Pheto
Naledi Khama
Laura Carmichael
Muriel Williams
Jessica Oyelowo
Lady Lilly Canning
Vusi Kunene
Tshekedi Khama
Nicholas Lyndhurst
George Williams
Arnold Oceng
Charles
Anastasia Hille
Dot Williams
Charlotte Hope
Olivia Lancaster
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