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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 09 Feb 2017

A United Kingdom doesn't wholly escape a feeling of didacticism, with characters made subservient to a glorified history lesson, rather than…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 09 Feb 2017

What’s unusual, and admirable, about the film is its close concern with colonialist machinations that make Seretse and Ruth the pawns of…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 09 Feb 2017

It’s their quiet devotion and enduring dignity that give A United Kingdom not just a romantic center, but its soul…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 09 Feb 2017

A United Kingdom is traditional, well-made cinema, with a taste for the obvious at certain points, but it has some powerful advantages…

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By Wendy Weinstein (27) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 08 Feb 2017

Worthwhile, enjoyable though not especially stirring depiction of the monumental struggle faced by an African king [...] and the white British…

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By Laura W (406) on 05 Feb 2017

This looks like such a good movie. Anyone want to go see it next weekend…

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By Bruce M (142) on 28 Jan 2017

A well made film about an little known events of the recent past…

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By Warwick B (55) on 26 Jan 2017

This 1940s set love romance from Belle director Amma Asante is based on a book called Colour Bar, which tells the extraordinary real life story…

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By Ian O (61) on 17 Jan 2017

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie although, upon further research, realised this took place over decades rather than a few years…

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By Nicolette H (166) on 14 Jan 2017

Close to a 4 1/2. So today got to go to a special screening of this at the Palm Springs International Film Festival…

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By Mark C (1,395) on 11 Jan 2017

Having developed an interest in and knowledge of the history and culture of Botswana through the delightful Number One Ladies Detective Agency…

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By Stephen B (1,233) on 11 Jan 2017

A British film that makes Winston Churchill a villain is one worth noting, but this beautifully acted film also tells a true story worth knowing…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 11 Jan 2017

All of this is neatly condensed into an old-fashioned tale about the importance of standing up to bullying, prejudice and pomposity…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for indieWire (3,631) on 02 Jan 2017

Bolstered by real events and true emotion, A United Kingdom opts for genuine, hard-won feeling, and the film studiously backs off from cheesy…

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By Monika S (51) on 01 Jan 2017

A tale of a king, and queen, who have to surmount many challenges (and challengers) in their quest for union…

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By Steve P (906) on 01 Jan 2017

A tale of a king, and queen, who have to surmount many challenges (and challengers) in their quest for union…

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By Aaron C (1,257) on 01 Jan 2017

A tale of a king, and queen, who have to surmount many challenges (and challengers) in their quest for union…

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By Andy Lea (545) for Daily Star (403) on 31 Dec 2016

Great performances from both actors sell the romance and the struggle. This is an inspiring true story that really deserves to be retold…

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By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 30 Dec 2016

Elegant, intelligent, evocative and emotion-inducing cinema…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Concrete Playground (635) on 28 Dec 2016

As far as rousing romances based on real-life stories go, A United Kingdom hits the jackpot…

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