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A United Kingdom

The true story of a love that shook an empire

6.6(556)20161h 51m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$14M
Box office
$13.8M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • africa
  • marriage
  • apartheid
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • botswana
  • interracial marriage
  • racism
  • king
  • woman director
  • colonial history

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Amma Asante

Produced in

Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival9 Jan 2017
    • TheatricalPG-1310 Feb 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • Premiere12London Film Festival6 Oct 2016
    • Theatrical1225 Nov 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical26 Dec 2016
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)24 Feb 2017
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTT1231 Mar 2017
  • BotswanaBW

    • Theatrical9 Dec 2016
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatricalt.o.119 Mar 2017
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1229 Mar 2017
    • TVT1813 Aug 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical630 Mar 2017
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical31 Aug 2017
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1225 Nov 2016
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT2 Feb 2017

Frequently asked questions

A United Kingdom was released on 25 November 2016.

Audience reviews

1
  • R

    Reno

    7/13/2017

    8/10

    **The story of two kingdoms.** It got the mixed responses from all the quarters, but I had a little doubt that did I watched the same film! Because it was much better than what I have had heard from them. It's a biographical romance- drama from the director of 'Belle'. And like the inspiring life stories of Gandhi, Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. et cetera, this one falls in the same line. All of their life events…

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