Victoria and Abdul

Festival closing film

Victoria and Abdul

2017 / UK, USA / 106 min

When Abdul Karim, a young clerk travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to fi nd favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two form 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.

Saturday, 16 September 2017 00:00 Pressburger screen (premiere)

Director:
Stephen FREARS

Biography:
Stephen Frears was born in 1941 in Leicester, England

Filmography:

2013 Philomena
2006 The Queen | A királynő
2000 Pop, csajok satöbbi
1988 Veszedelmes viszonyok

Producer:
Tim BEVAN, Eric FELLNER, Beeban KIDRON

Screenwriter:
Lee HALL

Cinematographer:
Danny COHEN

Film editor:
Melanie OLIVER

Cast:
Judi DENCH, Ali FAZAL, Olivia WILLIAMS, Michael GAMBON

Distributor:
Univer sal Pictures

Kapcsolódó program:
Jameson CineFest closing ceremony 2017 (Professional program)