The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King
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.
Michael Haussman
Director

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Sir James Brooke

Josie Ho
Madame Lim

Dominic Monaghan
Crookshank

Hannah New
Elizabeth Crookshank

Ralph Ineson
Sir Edward Beech

Bront Palarae
Pengiran Indera Mahkota

Atiqah Hasiholan
Princess Fatima

Shaheizy Sam
Subu

Rahim Razali
Sultan of Brunei
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