The Kingdom

2024 [FRENCH]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 26 reviews
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1733 1.7K

father daughter relationship

Director

Julien Colonna Photo
Julien Colonna

Top cast

Patrick Médioni Photo
Patrick Médioni as Marchini
Cyrille Hertel Photo
Cyrille Hertel as Serra
Véronique Volta Photo
Véronique Volta as Diana
Frederic Poggi Photo
Frederic Poggi as Petru
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1022.45 MB
1280*640
French 2.0
NR
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 6
2.05 GB
1920*960
French 5.1
NR
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

The Kingdom

It's not often that you get a plausible gangster movie told from the perspective of a fifteen year old girl, but here Ghjuvanna Benedetti delivers a really personable performance as the young "Lesia". She lives on Corsica with her aunt, has a boyfriend and leads a fairly normal teenager's life. That is, until she is summoned to meet her dad in a luxury villa. Once she arrives, it becomes clear that she and "Pierre-Paul" (Saveriu Santucci) are fairly close and that much of their distance in their relationship is necessitated by the fact that he is the local "Don". Along with a few loyal family retainers whom she has known since ever she could remember, she soon finds herself embroiled in an all-out turf war that she chooses to remain and help out with rather than flee to safety elsewhere. With the bullets flying, their home is soon no longer much of a sanctuary and they must resort to their more innate survival skills - and "Lesia" is no slouch when it comes to defence becoming offence! The vast majority of the cast here are not professional actors and that lends a legitimacy to the whole look of the film as the vendetta takes shape and the violence escalates testing both the emotional and physical prowess of both father and daughter. Against a backdrop of this beautiful mountainous island, there is a welcome paucity of dialogue that works well as it allows us to immerse ourselves more in the powerful visuals depicting family loyalty, trust and inter-reliance - even starting at a relatively young age. As coming of age films go, this takes an unique approach and there's a solid chemistry between the two leads that I felt cemented this quite gripping thriller for the best part of two hours.
Reviewed by Pairic 8 / 10

Life & Death On Corsica

The Kingdom: A Corsican Coming of Age/Crime Drama. Made over a period of 3 1/2 years and largely using amateur actors, in Julien Colonna we have discovered a corsican Ken Loach. 1995, Lesia (Ghjuvanna Benedetti) is a 15-year-old girl in Corsica, living with her aunt's family, she enjoys life, has a boyfriend. She's suddenly called away to meet her father, Pierre-Paul (Saveriu Santucci) . At first she seems resentful but it soon becomes clear that she treasures her time with him. Gradually. By showing rather than telling we learn that her father is a local mob leader. Other gang members are staying at the secret hideout but Lesia knows them all, and regards them as uncles. An inter gang war has started up and soon Lesia loses some of these uncles. Rather than leav for safety Lesia inveigles her way into supporting her father and his friends. We have seen that she is a skilled hunter. A bloody story about cycles of violence but there are no cardboard characters here. The life of a gangster on the run mean's loss of family life and even family members. Pierre-Paul delivers a moving soliloquy regarding his life and motivations, it would be a spoiler to say more about it. Great performances from Benedetti and Santucci along with good support from an ensemble cast. Written and Directed by Julien Colonna. 8.5/10.
Reviewed by PANDIAN120621 8 / 10

A bloody chapter in the land of Corsica...!!!

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