The White King

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Product Description **Based on the award-winning novel by György Dragomán** **Nominated for Best British Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival** 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, Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors but he will not rest until he sees his father again. Bonus Features include: Behind-the-Scenes featurette; cast and director interviews. Review NOMINATED - Best British Feature Film - Edimburgh Int'l Film Festival NOMINATED - Best European Fantastic Feature Film - Brussels Int'l Festival of Fantasy Film NOMINATED - Best European Film - Brussels Int'l Festival of Fantasy Film NOMINATED - New Direction Competition - Cleveland Int'l Film Festival NOMINATED - Best Film - Fantasporto NOMINATED - Best First Feature - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - ---[An] unpredictable, disturbing dystopian drama… An intriguing, sombre work. - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian The makers have clearly thought about what a future reversion to twentieth century-style tyranny would look like, and the design, anthems and details all ring true. --David Parkinson, Empire MagazineThe White King is a bold and brave piece of filmmaking... - Paul Risker, PopMatters It's an impressively realised world... --Wendy Ide, Observer (UK)