A united kingdom, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Pathé, BBC Films, Ingenious Media and BFI present ; a Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production ; produced by Rick McCallum [and 5 others] ; screenplay by Guy Hibbert ; directed by Amma Asante
Type
Classification
1
Contributor
14
Genre
5
Subject
17
- Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002 -- Fiction
- Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980 -- Fiction
- Williams, Susan -- Film adaptations
- Interracial marriage -- Botswana -- Fiction
- Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Presidents' spouses -- Botswana -- Fiction
- Presidents -- Botswana -- Fiction
- Interracial marriage -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Botswana -- Politics and government -- Fiction
- Romance films
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964 -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Africa -- Fiction
- Racism -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Content
1
Label
A united kingdom, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Pathé, BBC Films, Ingenious Media and BFI present ; a Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production ; produced by Rick McCallum [and 5 others] ; screenplay by Guy Hibbert ; directed by Amma Asante
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Main title
A united kingdom
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Pathé, BBC Films, Ingenious Media and BFI present ; a Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production ; produced by Rick McCallum [and 5 others] ; 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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1