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The Kingdom

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On the pale, sun soaked island of Corsica in the summer of 1995, the teenage Lesia is plucked from her sheltered life, and taken to a remote villa where her fugitive mob boss father, Pierre-Paul, is hiding out. Pierre Paul is a menacing figure, a near stranger to Lesia, and at first she feels trapped by the secrecy and danger which defines his life. But when an assassination attempt sets a chain of bloody vendettas in motion, Lesia and Paul-Pierre are forced to go on the run together. As they flee, Lesia becomes closer than ever with her father, and as they wade together through the violent underworld which he is entrenched in, his devotion to revenge begins to rub off on her. The Kingdom is a story of blood: blood split, blood sought, and the blood which binds us.

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Nicholas Barber TheWrap “The Kingdom” is a rivetingly credible and vivid portrait of organized crime in an area with a long tradition of banditry. Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Josh Slater-Williams IndieWire Colonna’s film, co-written with Jeanne Herry, is a riveting, moving take on this narrative. So crucial to its success is that central father and daughter duo, with casting for the film reportedly having taken place over eight months. Rated: B May 28, 2024 Full Review Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com Colonna crafts an emotionally fraught family drama, one intensified by its crime thriller framework’s life-and-death stakes without being completely defined by them. May 27, 2024 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness ... a family story blended with a crime thriller in which the concepts of choices and consequences are folded into a story of legacy — the things we create, the things we leave behind. Rated: 4/5 May 7, 2025 Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies Within its narrative limitations, The Kingdom offers a one-dimensional portrayal that often feels opaque and emotionally detached. It may have a soul—but not much of a pulse. Rated: 3/5 Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Nicolás Medina Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat Le Royaume ends up being much more than a crime story or a family drama; it is a complex representation of Corsican heritage, a land marked by internal strife, power and resistance. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Feb 7, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Julien Colonna

Director

Ghjuvanna Benedetti

Lesia

Saveriu Santucci

Pierre-Paul

Anthony Morganti

Ste

Andrea Cossu

Santu

Frédéric Poggi

Petru

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Synopsis On the pale, sun soaked island of Corsica in the summer of 1995, the teenage Lesia is plucked from her sheltered life, and taken to a remote villa where her fugitive mob boss father, Pierre-Paul, is hiding out. Pierre Paul is a menacing figure, a near stranger to Lesia, and at first she feels trapped by the secrecy and danger which defines his life. But when an assassination attempt sets a chain of bloody vendettas in motion, Lesia and Paul-Pierre are forced to go on the run together. As they flee, Lesia becomes closer than ever with her father, and as they wade together through the violent underworld which he is entrenched in, his devotion to revenge begins to rub off on her. The Kingdom is a story of blood: blood split, blood sought, and the blood which binds us.
Director
Julien Colonna
Producer
Hugo Sélignac, Antoine Lafon
Screenwriter
Julien Colonna, Jeanne Herry
Production Co
Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
Rating
R (Bloody Images|Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 51m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)