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.
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2021
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Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
As Sir James Brooke
Josie Ho
As Madame Lim
Dominic Monaghan
As Crookshank
Hannah New
As Elizabeth Crookshank
Ralph Ineson
As Sir Edward Beech
Bront Palarae
As Pengiran Indera Mahkota
Atiqah Hasiholan
As Princess Fatima
Shaheizy Sam
As Subu
Rahim Razali
As Sultan of Brunei
Yusuf Mahardika
As Tujang
Samo Rafael
As Prince Badruddin
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