A United Kingdom gives audiences an unseen look at racism
Biographical films are pretty common in Hollywood lately. Each one wants to tell a story not heard before, or better yet tell it the right way. Some of these films are great because of the amazing story they tell. Yet this is not true of all of them. I originally knew little about A United Kingdom except that David Oyelowo was in it. I really liked him in Queen of Katwe so I decided to check this film out. Here is what I thought of this biographical drama.
You can read the plot for A United Kingdom here:
Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) is the Prince of Bechuanaland (now Botswana). In 1948 he meets and falls in love with London office worker Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). But their interracial relationship is not approved of by either of their families, nor by the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth must defy family, apartheid and the British empire to return from an imposed exile to their African kingdom, and assume power after independence.
I enjoyed watching A United Kingdom. It gives a different look at racism that you just don’t see in movies that often. It was interesting to see the racism change roles as the story unfolds. Yet what this movie is at its core is a love story. It takes two people who were not meant to be together, brings them together anyway and then tests that love throughout the whole film. If you want to learn more about A United Kingdom click on this website.
A United Kingdom gets 6/10. This was a pretty good love story, but I have seen better. There are times when their love it tested so much that it can get old after a while. The score is good though and the cast is excellent. It will not be for everyone yet some will really like it.
A United Kingdom comes out today. You can follow this film on Facebook and Twitter.