United Kingdom / Jun 18, 2016 / 12A / 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival
The hardest thing to break is the human spirit.
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Clare-Hope Ashitey | Gaby |
| Olivia Williams | Sophia (voice) |
| Vilmos Heim | Frunza Boy |
Genres
DramaScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The White King |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Hungary, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Proton Cinema, Oiffy |
| Official site | thewhiteking.film |
| Release date | 18 giugno 2016 |
| Production | Teun Hilte, Philip Munger, Fredrik Zander |
| Writer | Alex Helfrecht, Jörg Tittel, György Dragomán |
| Casting | John Hubbard, Ros Hubbard |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam |
| Cinematography | René Richter |
| Assistant directors | Alex Helfrecht, Jörg Tittel |
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| Camera operators | René Richter |
| Additional photography | René Richter |
| Production design | Richard Bullock, Csaba Lódi, Zoltán Frank |
| Art direction | Csaba Lódi, Richard Bullock, Zoltán Frank |
| Set decoration | Zoltán Frank, Richard Bullock, Csaba Lódi |
| Music | Joanna Bruzdowicz |
| Sound | Joanna Bruzdowicz |
| Budget | 2.494.400 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jun 18, 2016
Hungary / Mar 09, 2017 / 16
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