A United Kingdom

2016 · 111 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.7 (480 votes)

Dir. Amma Asante · Starring David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport, Terry Pheto, Laura Carmichael · Music Patrick Doyle

“The true story of a love that shook an empire”

DramaHistory

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.

VIBE

A sweeping romance against the backdrop of political turmoil. It feels like a grand, dignified love story that champions resilience and the triumph of the human spirit against societal divides. A truly inspiring tale.

inspiringromanticdignifiedupliftingsteadyperiod dramabiographicalelegantloveprejudiceidentitycolonialism

based on novel or bookafricamarriagebiographybased on true storybotswanainterracial marriagekingwoman director