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The White King( 2016)

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The hardest thing to break is the human spirit.

Overview

Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lorenzo Allchurch

      Djata

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      Agyness Deyn

      Hannah

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      Fiona Shaw

      Kathrin Fitz

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      Ross Partridge

      Peter

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      Jonathan Pryce

      Colonel Fitz

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      Greta Scacchi

      General Meade

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      Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

      Pickaxe

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      Clare-Hope Ashitey

      Gaby

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      Olivia Williams

      Sophia (voice)

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      Vilmos Heim

      Frunza Boy

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 30 2022
    Despite having a solid cast, this is a really pretty lacklustre story about a young boy "Djata" (Lorenzo Allchurch) who together with his mother "Hannah" (Agyness Deyn) must fight against a dictatorship that has arrested his father "Peter" (Ross Partridge) and branded them both traitors. His grandfather "Col. Fitz" (Jonathan Pryce) is a high ranking officer in this rather Draconian regime so there is plenty of plot for us to get out teeth into - except, well, there isn't really. The characterisations are undercooked; the dialogue offers us little to augment that and aside from the effort from P...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2494400.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • dystopia
    • dictatorship
    • family
    • woman director