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The White King

The White King

The hardest thing to break is the human spirit.

20165.31h 29m

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.

Directed by Alex Helfrecht
Written by Alex Helfrecht, Jörg Tittel, György Dragomán
Produced by Teun Hilte, Philip Munger
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5M0

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Top Cast

Lorenzo Allchurch

Lorenzo Allchurch

Djata

Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn

Hannah

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Kathrin Fitz

Ross Partridge

Ross Partridge

Peter

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Colonel Fitz

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

General Meade

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Pickaxe

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Gaby

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Sophia (voice)

Vilmos Heim

Vilmos Heim

Frunza Boy

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookkillingdystopiadictatorshipmurderfamilywoman directormilitary prisonersmurderedwarkill

About The White King

The White King is a drama, science fiction film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, killing, dystopia, dictatorship, murder, family. Directed by Alex Helfrecht, it stars Lorenzo Allchurch, Agyness Deyn, Fiona Shaw. 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.

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