UK / USA,
2017, 111 min
Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Lee HallCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar, Julian Wadham, Robin Soans (more)VOD (3)
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The film tells the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity. (BBC)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2018 - Consolata Boyle (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
- 2018 - Daniel Phillips, Loulia Sheppard (Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2018 - Best Make Up/Hair
AACTA International Awards
- 2018 - Judi Dench (Best Actress)
Golden Globes
- 2018 - Judi Dench (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)