A United Kingdom
“The true story of a love that shook an empire”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
38 people
David Oyelowo
Seretse Khama
Known for
Selma
Star Wars Rebels
Rosamund Pike
Ruth Williams-Khama
Known for
Gone Girl
The Wheel of Time
Tom Felton
Rufus Lancaster
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Jack Davenport
Sir Alistair Canning
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
FlashForward
Terry Pheto
Naledi Khama
Known for
Tsotsi
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Laura Carmichael
Muriel Williams
Known for
Downton Abbey
The Spanish Princess
Jessica Oyelowo
Lady Lilly Canning
Known for
Sleepy Hollow
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Vusi Kunene
Tshekedi Khama
Known for
Sniper: The Last Stand
Nicholas Lyndhurst
George Williams
Known for
Only Fools and Horses
Gulliver's Travels
Arnold Oceng
Charles
Known for
MobLand
The Good Lie
Anastasia Hille
Dot Williams
Known for
The Missing
Steal
Charlotte Hope
Olivia Lancaster
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Spanish Princess
Amma Asante Director · Guy Hibbert Screenplay Susan Williams Author
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $14M · United States release February 10, 2017
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,819,139
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Pathé
Production
Yoruba Saxon
Production
Harbinger Pictures
Production
Perfect Weekend
Production
Film United
Production
Canal+
Production
Ciné+
Production
BBC Film
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
BFI
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Czechia · France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · November 25, 2016
Theatrical
United States · February 10, 2017
Theatrical
United States
January 9, 2017 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
December 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
March 31, 2017 · Digital
Botswana
December 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
February 24, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
France
March 29, 2017 · Theatrical
August 13, 2026 · TV · T18
Germany
March 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
August 31, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 30, 2017 · Theatrical
August 28, 2017 · Physical · DVD
August 17, 2019 · TV · NPO 2
New Zealand
December 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
May 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 25, 2016 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 6, 2016 · Premiere · London Film Festival
More from Amma Asante
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked A United Kingdom
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.