A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo (Spooks, Jack Reacher) and Rosamund Pike (Pride and Prejudice, Die Another Day), is all about Botswana becoming a republic, discovering that there were diamonds in the soil and how the British government were so afraid of South Africa during Apartheid that they did many irresponsible things and made many lies and broken promises. As said earlier, my historical knowledge of this event comes solely from the film, I have no real understanding of history at this time so I don't know if he was the first man of importance to marry someone of a different ethnicity to him but the film certainly made it out like it was something new and certainly a very big deal.
What everyone has in this film is emotion. Seeing the change between a nation who would not accept this woman as their queen to a nation that would let the same woman build a well with them is fantastic. Yes, she had a child whilst she was out there and that may have helped to change things but even so, the transformation was short, much shorter than I was expecting. How many times have I written posts on films which star actors who are incapable of showing any kind of emotion? I love it when I can see actors cry and fight together and not fighting with guns and weapons, fighting with clever words and songs. These films are films that every single person in the world should go and see. Every single person should be educated on this matter but should also admire the quality of the film. A United Kingdom will probably miss out on all the awards because it is not a blockbuster hit but it is a film that everyone should go and see, either to help them remember their past or to learn something about the history of the world.
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