A united kingdom, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Pathé, BBC Films, Ingenious Films and BFI present ; with the participation of Canal+ and Ciné+ ; a Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production ; produced by Rick McCallum, David Oyelowo, Peter Heslop, Brunson Green, Justin Moore-Lewy, Charlie Mason; screenplay by Guy Hibbert ; directed by Amma Asante
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A united kingdom, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Pathé, BBC Films, Ingenious Films and BFI present ; with the participation of Canal+ and Ciné+ ; a Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production ; produced by Rick McCallum, David Oyelowo, Peter Heslop, Brunson Green, Justin Moore-Lewy, Charlie Mason; screenplay by Guy Hibbert ; directed by Amma Asante
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language including racial epithets and a scene of sensuality
Main title
A united kingdom
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
983798902
Responsibility statement
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Pathé, BBC Films, Ingenious Films and BFI present ; with the participation of Canal+ and Ciné+ ; a Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production ; produced by Rick McCallum, David Oyelowo, Peter Heslop, Brunson Green, Justin Moore-Lewy, Charlie Mason; screenplay by Guy Hibbert ; directed by Amma Asante
Runtime
111
Summary
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar. However, their passionate romance triumphed over every obstacle and changed the course of African history
Technique
live action
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Subject
- Racism -- Great Britain
- Presidents -- Botswana
- Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002
- Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980
- Interracial marriage -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Africa
- Botswana -- Politics and government
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Presidents' spouses -- Botswana
- Biographical films
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964
- Videodiscs for people with visual disabilities
- Romance films
- Interracial marriage -- Botswana
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor9
- Genre4
- Subject15
- Racism -- Great Britain
- Presidents -- Botswana
- Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002
- Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980
- Interracial marriage -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Africa
- Botswana -- Politics and government
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Presidents' spouses -- Botswana
- Biographical films
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964
- Videodiscs for people with visual disabilities
- Romance films
- Interracial marriage -- Botswana
- Content1
- Actor5
- resource.filmdirector1
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1