Victoria and Abdul (2017)

Original title

Victoria & Abdul

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,209 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly Queen Victoria forms an unlikely bond with a young Indian servant named Abdul Karim. Their friendship challenges royal protocol and brings her late reign a measure of joy and cultural curiosity.

warmintimatepoignantleisurelycomedic undertonereverentvisually ornatebittersweet

What happens

Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. It stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith (in his final film role), and Adeel Akhtar. The film had its world premiere at the 74th Venice Film Festival and was theatrically released on 15 September 2017 in the United Kingdom. It grossed $66.6 million worldwide. The film was nominated for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 90th Academy Awards, and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (for Dench) at the 75th Golden Globe Awards. The film has been criticised for emphasising the greatness of the British Empire, and also for social engineering. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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