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A United Kingdom
2016
· Movie
· 111 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
43–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The true story of the forbidden love between Seretse Khama, the king of Botswana, and Ruth Williams, a white London office worker. Their controversial interracial marriage in 1948 incited fierce opposition from their families, the British government, and the South African apartheid regime, threatening his throne and her safety.
Details
- Director
- Amma Asante
- Writer
- Guy Hibbert
- Studio
- Pathé, Yoruba Saxon, Harbinger Pictures, Perfect Weekend
- Released
- 25 November 2016
- Country
- Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $14.0M
- Box office
- $13.8M
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