A United Kingdom
Nov 25, 2016 | IMDB 6.7
111 min Watch NowDrama, History
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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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Clear and Present Danger
The Last of the Mohicans
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Thank You for Smoking
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Borges and Me
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