“The United Kingdom” is the British biographical film of 2016 directed by Amma Asante . The picture is based on real events and tells the story of the novel of Prince Bechuanaland Seretha Kham and Ruth Williams. The main roles were played by David Oyelouo and Rosamund Pike .
| United Kingdom | |
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| A united kingdom | |
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| Genre | melodrama |
| Producer | Amma Asante |
| Producer | Brunson Green Peter Heslop, Charlie mason |
| Author script | Guy Hibbert |
| In the main cast | David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike |
| Operator | Sam McCurdy |
| Composer | Patrick Doyle |
| Film company | Bbc films Pathé Fox searchlight pictures |
| Duration | 111 minutes |
| Fees | $ 13,819,139 [1] |
| A country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Year | 2016 |
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The premiere took place in September 2016 at the Toronto Film Festival [2] .
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Criticism
- 4 notes
Story
Prince Bechuanaland (now Botswana ) Seretse Khama in 1948, studying in London, falls in love with Ruth Williams. However, not only their families, but also the British and South African governments do not approve of their relationship.
Cast
- David Oyelowo - Seretse Khama
- Rosamund Pike - Ruth Williams Khama
- Terry Feto - Naledi Khama
- Tom Felton - Rufus Lancaster
- Jack Davenport - Alistair Canning
- Charlotte Hope - Olivia Lancaster
- Laura Carmichael - Muriel Williams-Sanderson
- Jack Lauden - Tony Benn
- Nicholas Lindhurst - George Williams
- Jessica Oyelowo - Lilly Canning
Criticism
The film received positive ratings from film critics. On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film is rated 83% based on 131 reviews from critics with an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 [3] . On the Metacritic website , the film received a rating of 65 out of 100 based on 41 reviews, which corresponds to the status of “mostly positive reviews” [4] .
Notes
- ↑ A United Kingdom (2017) . Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ Toronto To Open With 'The Magnificent Seven'; 'La La Land', 'Deepwater Horizon' Among Galas & Presentations .
- ↑ A United Kingdom (2016) . Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ A United Kingdom Reviews . Metacritic.