The White King

2016

Drama / Sci-Fi

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 73% · 22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 58% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 4850 4.9K

based on novel or book killing dystopia dictatorship murder family

Director

Alex Helfrecht Photo
Alex Helfrecht

Top cast

Derek de Lint Photo
Derek de Lint as Silver Hair
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Photo
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Pickaxe
Jonathan Pryce Photo
Jonathan Pryce as Colonel Fitz
Greta Scacchi Photo
Greta Scacchi as General Meade
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821.09 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 3
1.65 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by inveralmondstar 7 / 10

Good

I enjoyed this new film and also, as a small rule, I am generally really interested to see new directors'/producers work. Especially when the is a dearth of good stuff coming out of the established US/UK areas, well picked Edinburgh Film Festival! It was interesting and although one can see allusions, references etc to established works such as Orwell, Huxley and so on - well they do say there are only 7 stories in the world! - this is a new take on it.Loved the the boy lead actor, and Deyn (who I thought surprisingly good and natural) loved the cinematography and the story of a (particularly relevant today) dystopian society, there were others that also stood out, although I was a little surprised to see De Lint who I have not seen for a very long time on the big screen. Moody and thought provoking with one or two touches of brilliance. Not perfect (a first film n.b.) but the fact that I was engaged throughout says it all.
Reviewed by boydapeters 5 / 10

I'm not sure it knew what it wanted to be

Potential. But I think it failed to convert from the book into a film. The backdrop with violent kids just rampaging, and no one paying attention to that, to the ending that offered nothing. I have no idea what the film was wanting to achieve. I think they wanted to make this a triple series but maybe realised it was just weak material and gave up. either that or the editor is owed his or her $500 fee and withheld the last 20 minutes of the film. Watch it or not it is one of those that won't make a difference. Sad really, had a lot of potential in there. I think you could have gone to 20 random people in the street and they could have made that 50% better
Reviewed by wsarah-99159 6 / 10

Standing up for yourself without the gimmicks

I saw this at the opening at EIFF For once a movie that shows us an adolescent understanding how propaganda can blind you, and standing up for himself in a believable real life scenario. No sci-fi gimmicks or ninjas here- which is a reason why it may not appeal to some people. But this is real life, and if you are 12, these are the means you have at your disposal. How propaganda and politician's lies can deceive us is very topical at the moment - in national and international politics. The narrative is at times disjointed and I was not sure if it reflected the episodic nature of the original novel or the disorientation of the child (an excellent Lorenzo Allchurch) facing the realisation his world is different from what he believes A particularly believable performance by Jonathan Pryce as the grandfather torn between duty and love.
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