Film
Victoria and Abdul (PG)
Dir. Stephen Frears, UK, 2017, 112 mins. Cast. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon.
The film tells the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As she questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes.
The film tells the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As she questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes.
