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A United Kingdom

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Synopsis

The true story of Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Opening Night Gala

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Features
Running Time
110 mins
Director
Amma Asante
Producer
Brunson Green, Peter Heslop, Charlie Mason, Rick McCallum, Justin Moore-Levy, David Oyelowo
Executive Producer
Guy Hibbert, Cameron McCracken, Eleanor Clark Windo, Cameron McCracken, Christine Langan, Natascha Wharton
Editor
Jon Gregory, Jon Amos
Screenwriter
Guy Hibbert
Director of Photography
Sam McCurdy
Production Designer
Simon Bowles
Sound
Igor Pokorny
Music
Patrick Doyle
Principal Cast
David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Laura Carmichael, Tom Felton, Terry Pheto, Arnold Oceng

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 12th September 2016

Production Company

Pathé (UK), Film United (CZ), Perfect Weekend (US), Yoruba Saxon Productions (US), Harbinger Pictures (US)

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Sales
Company

Pathé International
4th Floor
6 Ramillies Street
London
W1F 7TY
+44 (0)20 7323 5151
sales@patheinternational.com
http://www.patheinternational.com