A United Kingdom 2017 Movie

IMDB Rating 6.8  (13K)
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. More details

Directors

Amma Asante

Cast

David OyelowoRosamund PikeTom FeltonJack Davenport

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biographydramaromancebotswanaafrica1940s1950sforbidden lovelondon englandinterracial marriagecontroversypoliticsuncle nephew relationshipdemonstrationapartheidvoice over letterboxingprologuehead buttyear 1947ex ambulance drivermirrorlooking at oneself in a mirrormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipimperialismreference to franceequalitypartydancerreference to queen victoriajazz musiclaw studentmaplistening to musicrecordingrecord playerdead motherdead fatherbrother sister relationshipreference to friston suffolk englandsouth africafogfalling in lovegrandfather grandson relationshipregenttaxigramophoneinterracial romanceracial slurname callingfightb wordsisters sharing a bedreference to godkneeling to propose marriageengagement ringmarriage engagementfearbritish governmenttypewriterbritish politicscigarette smokingreference to rhodesiareference to south west africamarriagefather refuses to talk to daughterrainphotographknocking on a doorfiance fiancee relationshipreference to the archbishop of canterburyumbrellaweddingkissthrowing rice at a bride and groomsexcameraphotographerflash cameramedia frenzytribereporterrebellionnewspapernewspaper headlinemontageairplanegiraffefilm camerasunglasseshotelpalapye botswanasegregationtraindrinkhand holdingdrinkinglemonadehandshakeserowe botswanakgotlademocracygreat britainn wordnewsreelenglandreference to the irishshushinglaughtercheeringmother son relationshipsetswanahusband wife relationshipreference to divorcebonfirebirthrightreference to princess elizabeththroneapplausereference to a burial groundjusticecrying manvotingchantingcelebrationreference to buckingham palaceempirebritish flagtribal chiefcommissionerinquiryprejudicebiaspickup trucksubtitled scenelearning a languagecrying childcowhorsehorse ridingmininggeneral storeshoppingcornflourreference to malnutricianreference to malariareference to kwashiorkorhospitaltaxesallied american mining corp.reference to the world reporter the newspaperreference to the chinese civil warwar correspondentnaledi valley botswanareference to copperreference to diamondwatching a movieairplane ticketpassportsuitcaseharrigan reportreference to jamaicareference to a prime ministersherryreading a newspaperfalling to the grounddiphtheriapregnancyreference to cape town south africagynecologistroyal familysister in law sister in law relationshiptelephonetelephone callpromisecrying womanradio stationlistening to the radiosubterfugebreast feedinggirllielanternreference to winston churchillbritish conservative partybabynewborn babybritish labor partyreference to joseph stalincrying babyreference to uraniumdeal with the devilelectionbritish electionreference to the british house of commonsbritish prime ministermovie theatrebaby girlsingingsongsingerreference to the daily mirror the newspaperreference to the london times the newspapermineral exploitationmining companybangwatobechuanalandfamily relationshipsmale male embracelettertraditionblackmaildeclaration of independencekissing while driving a carstanding on a carspeechfreedomfreeze framepresident of botswanawhat happened to epiloguereference to aidscemeteryreference to nelson mandelafather son relationshipreference to the news chronicle the newspaperreference to piccadilly circus londonwellletter writingkingprincequeenascension to the throneprotectoratedancinginterracial kissinterracial relationshipracismbanishmentexilechildbirthbritish commonwealthriotprotestbetrayalsuccession crisismineral explorationcolonialismbritish parliamentabdicationcrown princef ratedmarriage proposalbased on true storytitle directed by femaletitle co written by female
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