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      • A United Kingdom is a political romance that shows love prevails. Oyelowo and Pike are outstanding as Seretse and Ruth. It's dry and predictable at times, but we're starting to think Britain wasn't always so great. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • 03/31/23
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  2. A United Kingdom. In the 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana shocks the world when he marries a white woman from London. Rent A United Kingdom on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple...

  3. With its solid performances, Asante's direction and Hibbert's screenplay, A United Kingdom is a beautifully told love story but its melodramatic tones simplify what was a historically complex ...

  4. Amma Asante’s new film explores the epic love affair between African King Seretse Khama and UK office worker Ruth Williams – but how true is it to the real events?

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  5. www.filmreviewdaily.com › all-reviews › a-united-kingdomA United Kingdom - FILM REVIEW

    Jan 29, 2020 · Where Belle went all the way back to the 18th century, A United Kingdom is set between 1947 and 1951 as it tells the story of Seretse Khama (Oyelowo’s role) and his marriage to Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). They married in a London Registry Office in 1947 when Khama was here studying law and it was a daring act, not just because inter-racial ...

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  6. Nov 30, 2016 · Film review: A United Kingdom. Ali Roff reviews our film of the month, directed by Amma Asante. A real-life fairy tale, this is the true story of ordinary working-class British woman, Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), and African prince, Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo).

  7. Mar 24, 2017 · Set in the middle of the 20th century, A United Kingdom jumps between London and the African nation of Bechuanaland, a British Protectorate, which eventually became Botswana. At the time, South Africa is putting Apartheid into place and the Brits are desperately trying to maintain a separate peace between the two troubled nations, a balance ...

  8. A United Kingdom is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of the Bangwato Tribe in Serowe – one of many tribes found in then Bechuanaland Protectorate – with his wife Ruth Williams Khama. [ 7 ]

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