The White King (2016)

Directed by

Jörg Tittel, Alex Helfrecht

Genre

drama, science fiction

Country

United Kingdom, Hungary

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12A

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Djata grows up in a dictatorship where the government persecutes him and his parents. He is cut off from the outside world and must navigate life under constant threat.

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What happens

The White King is a 2016 British science fiction-drama film written and directed by Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name written by György Dragomán and follows Djata (Lorenzo Allchurch) growing up in a dictatorship, without access to the rest of the world, while dealing with persecution against him and his parents by the government. It had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and its international premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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