A United Kingdom

Synopsis

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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When & where

Streaming TBA

Top of the call sheet

• 
  David Oyelowo
  as Seretse Khama
• 
  Rosamund Pike
  as Ruth Williams-Khama
• 
  Tom Felton
  as Rufus Lancaster
• 
  Jack Davenport
  as Sir Alistair Canning
• 
  Terry Pheto
  as Naledi Khama
• 
  Laura Carmichael
  as Muriel Williams

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