Dubai – Masaader News
“Born a King” is a British-Arabic historical coming-of-age drama directed by Agustí Villaronga. The film stars Ed Skrein, Hermione Corfield, Laurence Fox, James Fleet and Abdullah Ali, according to Khaleej Times.
Opening in 1919 with a young Prince Faisal who, at just 13 years old, makes his first journey to Great Britain to be received by King George V and his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lord Curzon, the 19 million Euro production’s value can instantly be witnessed in the film’s technical prowess, according to Khaleej Times.
European powers are looking to recover from the Great War and the victorious countries – particularly the UK and France – turn their attention to establishing a new world order.
Prince Faisal, son of the future unifier of Arabia, the Emir of the Nejd, Abdulaziz Al Saud, leaves the desert sands for the first time to visit the continent in order to request a non-interference mandate – a policy of neutrality that might pave the way for peace in the Middle East and a unified nation. The Prince must battle colonial mindsets and the fact he is merely a teenager in order to successfully negotiate the desired outcome.