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A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.
- Awards
- 11 nominations total
Olivia Williams
- Sophia
- (voice)
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I enjoyed this new film and also, as a small rule, I am generally really interested to see new directors'/producers work. Especially when the is a dearth of good stuff coming out of the established US/UK areas, well picked Edinburgh Film Festival!
It was interesting and although one can see allusions, references etc to established works such as Orwell, Huxley and so on - well they do say there are only 7 stories in the world! - this is a new take on it.
Loved the the boy lead actor, and Deyn (who I thought surprisingly good and natural) loved the cinematography and the story of a (particularly relevant today) dystopian society, there were others that also stood out, although I was a little surprised to see De Lint who I have not seen for a very long time on the big screen.
Moody and thought provoking with one or two touches of brilliance. Not perfect (a first film n.b.) but the fact that I was engaged throughout says it all.
It was interesting and although one can see allusions, references etc to established works such as Orwell, Huxley and so on - well they do say there are only 7 stories in the world! - this is a new take on it.
Loved the the boy lead actor, and Deyn (who I thought surprisingly good and natural) loved the cinematography and the story of a (particularly relevant today) dystopian society, there were others that also stood out, although I was a little surprised to see De Lint who I have not seen for a very long time on the big screen.
Moody and thought provoking with one or two touches of brilliance. Not perfect (a first film n.b.) but the fact that I was engaged throughout says it all.
- inveralmondstar
- Jun 19, 2016
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- TriviaThe film is based on György Dragomán's multiple award winning novel, but the story has been transposed to fictitious near-future dictatorship. Dragomán said this about the film: "In my original novel I wanted to show freedom in a society where freedom should not exist. In their movie Alex and Jörg were brave enough to take my communist childhood tale and adapt it into a modern story, showing us that the threat to freedom is as eternal as our fight for it."
- GoofsIn a close-up shot of Djata as he watches a time-lapse video of a city skyline, viewers see reflections of two lights in his eyes that don't match with reflections that would actually be seen from the video he's watching. In a closer shot a few seconds later viewers do see reflections of the video in his eyes.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Белый король
- Filming locations
- Hungary(Filmed Entirely on Location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- £2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $14,074
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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