2016PG-13· 111 min
A United Kingdom
The true story of a love that shook an empire
Drama
6.7 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Amma Asante
Cast: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport, Terry Pheto
Tags
1940safricabased on a true storybased on novel or bookbiographybotswanaBotswanacoalburnerscoalburningcolonialism
