| Edition |
[Blu ray version] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 rda |
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video file Blu-ray region A rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; DTS-HD master audio 7.1; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English (DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1) dialogue with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles; optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired. |
| Cast |
David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton, Nicholas Lyndhurst. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Sam McCurdy ; editors, Jonathan Amos, Jon Gregory ; music, Patrick Doyle. |
| Note |
Based upon the book "Colour bar" by Susan Williams. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. |
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Wide screen (2.39:1). |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for some language including racial epithets and a scene of sensuality. |
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CHV rating: for mature theme and language may offend. |
| Summary |
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar. However, their passionate romance triumphed over every obstacle and changed the course of African history. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Making of; Filming in Botswana; The legacy of Seretse and Ruth; London Film Festival opening night gala premiere; theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980 -- Drama.
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Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002 -- Drama.
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Presidents -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Presidents' spouses -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Interracial marriage -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Interracial marriage -- Botswana -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Biographical films.
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Romance films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Asante, Amma, 1969- film director.
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Hibbert, Guy, screenwriter.
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McCallum, Rick, 1952- film producer.
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Heslop, Peter (Producer), film producer.
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Green, Brunson, film producer.
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Moore-Lewy, Justin, film producer.
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Mason, Charlie, film producer.
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Oyelowo, David, film producer, actor.
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Pike, Rosamund, 1979- actor.
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Davenport, Jack, 1973- actor.
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Felton, Tom, 1987- actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Williams, A. Susan.
Colour bar.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures, presenter.
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Pathé Productions, presenter.
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BBC Films, presenter.
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Ingenious Media, presenter.
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British Film Institute, presenter.
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Studio Canal+, presenter.
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Ciné+ (France), presenter.
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Yoruba Saxon Productions, production company.
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Harbinger Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Perfect Weekend (Firm), production company.
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Film United (Firm), production company.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher.
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| Standard No. |
024543379294 (set) |
| Music No. |
2337929 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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