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Cast & Crew

Amma Asante
Director
David Oyelowo
As Seretse Khama
Anton Lesser
As Prime Minister Attlee
Rosamund Pike
As Ruth Williams-Khama
Jack Davenport
As Sir Alistair Canning
Tom Felton
As Rufus Lancaster
Nicholas Rowe
As Fenner Brockway
Julian Firth
As Mr. Speaker

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A United Kingdom is a movie based on a true story that took place in the 1940s when Seretse Khama fell in love with Ruth Williams in London. Seretse was a prince from Bechuanaland (now known as Botswana), while Ruth was a young Englishwoman. This love story was not acceptable to their families or the British and South African governments, which were against their relationship due to apartheid laws and segregation. Despite many obstacles thrown in their path, Seretse and Ruth were determined to be together and fought against all odds to make their love triumphant.heid term of five years but was instead made permanent by Winston Churchill. However, powerful people in London as well as the US government supported Khama’s case, enabling him to return to Bechuanaland and eventually negotiate its independence from Britain. A postscript reveals that Khama was elected as the first president of present-day Botswana, whose love story inspired many across the world.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A United Kingdom include Green Book, Ford v Ferrari, Hacksaw Ridge, The 24th, The Imitation Game, 12 Years a Slave.

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A United Kingdom was released in theaters on February 10, 2017.