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27/08/2021 Drama, Adventure, History 1h 41m
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The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King

Overview

Sarawak, in the northeast of the island of Borneo, 1839. Almost by chance, the British adventurer James Brooke is appointed rajah by the Sultan of Brunei, and as an independent ruler he embarks on a personal crusade to eradicate piracy, slavery and headhunting, while trying to curb the malevolent expansionist ambitions of the British Empire.

  1. Michael Haussman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Sir James Brooke

  2. Josie Ho

    Madame Lim

  3. Dominic Monaghan

    Crookshank

  4. Hannah New

    Elizabeth Crookshank

  5. Ralph Ineson

    Sir Edward Beech

  6. Bront Palarae

    Pengiran Indera Mahkota

  7. Atiqah Hasiholan

    Princess Fatima

  8. Shaheizy Sam

    Subu

  9. Rahim Razali

    Sultan of Brunei

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-06
I used to collect coins and always remember the Sarawak ones with "J. Brooke - Rajah" on them. Well this is a story of that very man. At the height of British colonial expansion, James Brooke (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) arrives in a land terrorised by marauding pirates with Col. Cruikshank (Dominic Monaghan) and his enthusiastic young cousin Charley (Otto Farrant) where they are quickly embroiled in the political and murderous machinations of the manipulative Prince Mahkota (Bront Palarae) and of his more benign cousin Prince Badruddin (Samo Rafael). What now ensues is actually quite a decent jungl...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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