Edge of the World
The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King
2021 · 1h 41m · N/A Adventure, Drama, History
Overview
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.
Director and 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
- Otto Farrant as Charley
- Rahim Razali Cast
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