A United Kingdom (2016) Synopsis

He was an Oxford-educated African king, while she was a white Englishwoman working as a clerk at Lloyd's of London. Now their 1948 marriage, which caused scandal in Apartheid-stricken South Africa and the British protectorate of Bechuanaland (later Botswana), is the subject of a period drama starring Britain's David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike. Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, who in 1965 became independent Botswana's first president. He was also kgosi (king) of the Bamangwato people, having been crowned at the age of four in 1925.

He was an Oxford-educated African king, while she was a white Englishwoman working as a clerk at Lloyd's of London. Now their 1948 marriage, which caused scandal in Apartheid-stricken South Africa and the British protectorate of Bechuanaland (later Botswana), is the subject of a period drama starring Britain's David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike. Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, who in 1965 became independent Botswana's first president. He was also kgosi (king) of the Bamangwato people, having been crowned at the age of four in 1925.

Published Time: 2017-03-21 07:09:30