The British director of Belle and A United Kingdom has been honored with many awards including an MBE from the Queen of England.
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Amma Asante
A United Kingdom tells the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the king of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker that he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments.
She will direct David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in the film following the true story of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of Botswana, who married an English office worker Ruth Williams in 1948.
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