Her Majesty (2001)

Directed by

Mark J. Gordon

Genre

family film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl in a small New Zealand town gets her lifelong wish when Queen Elizabeth II comes to visit. She tries to make the most of the royal arrival.

hopefulgentleheartfeltnostalgicwarmcharmingslow-paced

What happens

Her Majesty is a 2001 coming of age film about a young girl who realises her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth II comes to visit her small hometown. Directed by Mark J. Gordon, this New Zealand made, family-friendly feature film, is the winner of over 20 festival awards, including the Audience Award at Florida, Newport Beach, Stonybrook, World Cinema Naples and Marco Island. Vicky Haughton who co-stars in Her Majesty went on to play the grandmother in the movie Whale Rider. She also had a part in King Kong. Walter Coblenz, the producer, was also producer on such films as All the President's Men, The Candidate, and The Onion Field. Virginia Katz, the editor, also edited Kinsey and Dreamgirls. Production designer Kim Sinclair also won an Academy Award in 2010 for his work on Avatar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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