A United Kingdom

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Cast & Crew

David Oyelowo
Seretse Khama

Rosamund Pike
Ruth Williams

Jack Davenport
Alistair Canning

Tom Felton
Rufus Lancaster

Laura Carmichael
Muriel Williams

Charlotte Hope
Olivia Lancaster

Jack Lowden
Tony Benn

Nicholas Lyndhurst
George Williams

Jessica Oyelowo
Lady Lilly Canning

Arnold Oceng
Charles

Anastasia Hille
Dot Williams

Merveille Lukeba
Joe Appiah

Amma Asante
Director

Guy Hibbert
Screenwriter

Brunson Green
Producer

Peter Heslop
Producer

Charlie Mason
Producer

Rick McCallum
Producer

Justin Moore-Lewy
Producer

David Oyelowo
Producer

Guy Hibbert
Executive Producer

Cameron McCracken
Executive Producer

Patrick Doyle
Original Music

Sam McCurdy
Cinematography

Jonathan Amos
Film Editing

Sasha Robertson
Casting

Simon Bowles
Production Design

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Audience Reviews for A United Kingdom

• Apr 18, 2017

  Despite its great performances and the relevance of the story it wants to tell, A United Kingdom is perhaps a bit too conventional to be memorable. Full review on filmotrope. com
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Mar 24, 2017

  One of my biggest pet peeves is a film that says it is "based on a true story", especially when they take a true story and completely embellish it to the point of falsehood just to make it entertaining (see: "Hidden Figures"). Here is a case of at least the entire plot being verified history. Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams Khama joined together in marriage in one of the most prominent and controversial interracial unions in the history of the Western world. They knew they were going to have to face arduous opposition from governments and even their own families, but they did it anyway. Their story exposed the absurdity of the South African apartheid regime and the de facto racism of the United Kingdom at that time. The enlightened realization that race has no genetic basis was a long time coming, and the triumphs of the Khamas and the people of Botswana played an essential role in legitimizing this truth. Then there's that guy who played Draco in the "Harry Potter" movies as a sniveling, petulant liaison to the British Ambassador of Botswana. Does that guy ever attempt a role that is out of his typecast? Obviously, the bureaucrats that exile Khama and try to keep Botswana down are jerks that deserve the bad press, but their mustache-twiddling malice constantly smacks you over the head. There's nothing subtle about who the bad racist white people are as they're characterized for maximum gumption-riling and satisfactory comeuppance. Maybe those people did have that much malice in real life, and maybe they need to tick off the audience like they do. By the consummatory ending, the film managed to gut-punch a few tears out of me, and I was willing to forgive being manipulated a bit. It's just too bad that southern Africa isn't very exciting to look at.
  

  K Nife C Super Reviewer
• Nov 02, 2016

  A universally appealing, timely, and ultimately crowd pleasing true story told with control, conviction and warmth. Great performances from the leads and larger cast, and further proof that Amma Asante is a director to treasure.
  Daniel P Super Reviewer

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