Kings (2017 film)

Kings is a 2017 English-language drama film written and

Kings
directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven. The film stars Halle Berry
and Daniel Craig.[3][4]

The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto

International Film Festival on September 13, 2017.[5] The film
was screened during three days as part of Stockholm's
International Film Festival held in November 2017. The film
was screened at the Torino Film Festival in Italy before
opening wide by Spring 2018.

Contents
Plot
Cast
Production
Reception
Directed by Deniz Gamze
See also
Ergüven
References
Written by Deniz Gamze
External links
Ergüven
Produced by Charles Gillibert
Plot Vincent Maraval
Starring Halle Berry
Millie Dunbar is a single mother with eight adopted children in
South Los Angeles. Her neighbour, Obie, is the only white Daniel Craig
man in the neighborhood. Together they form an unlikely team Cinematography David Chizallet
during the Rodney King riots.
Edited by Mathilde Van de
Moortel
Cast Music by Nick Cave
Halle Berry as Millie Dunbar Warren Ellis
Daniel Craig as Obie Hardison Production Bliss Media
Lamar Johnson as Jesse Cooper companies
CG Cinéma
Kaalan Rashad Walker as William MCgee
Maven Pictures
Rachel Hilson as Nicole Patterson
Distributed by The Orchard[1]
Issac Ryan Brown as Shawnte
Callan Farris as Ruben Release dates 13 September 2017
Serenity Reign Brown as Peaches (TIFF)
Reece Cody as Tiger 27 April 2018 (US)
Aiden Akpan as Jordan
 Gary Yavuz Perreau as Carter Running time 92 minutes
Ce’Onna Johnson as Sherridanne Countries France
Lorenz Arnell as Damon Belgium
Lorrie Odom as Angela United States
Lewis T. Powell as Quinn Language English
Flor de Maria Chahua as Maria
Box office $825,305[2]
Quartay Denaya as Latasha Harlins
Janet Song as Soon Ja Du
Richie Stephens as Officer Bilson
Rick Ravanello as Officer Camello

Production
Ergüven started working on the film when she graduated from La Fémis film school in 2006.[4][6] It took
her three years to write the script as she frequented South Los Angeles for research.[7][8] In 2011, she was
invited to the Cinéfondation workshop at the Cannes Film Festival, where she met Alice Winocour. After
struggling to find producers and financiers for the project, she went on instead to write with Winocour and
direct Mustang, which was released in 2015 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film.[8] The success of Mustang finally allowed her to make the film.[7]

Principal photography began on December 27, 2016 in Los Angeles.[9] Filming lasted until mid February
2017.

Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 13% based on 38
reviews, and an average rating of 3.53/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Kings has good
intentions, a talented cast, and the basis for an incredible fact-based story; unfortunately, they don't amount
to much more than a missed opportunity."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34
out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[11]

See also
List of hood films

References
1. Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 19, 2017). "The Orchard Acquires 'Kings'; Halle Berry-Daniel Craig
Drama Set Against Backdrop Of LA Riots – Cannes" (https://deadline.com/2017/05/kings-ha
lle-berry-daniel-craig-movie-the-orchard-1202098062/). Deadline Hollywood. Penske
Business Media. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. "Kings (2018)" (https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Kings-(2017)#tab=summary). The
Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
3. Barnes, Henry (June 29, 2016). "Daniel Craig and Halle Berry to team up on LA riots drama"
(https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/29/kings-daniel-craig-halle-berry-deniz-gamze-e
rguzen). The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
 4. Jaafar, Ali (June 28, 2016). "Daniel Craig In Talks To Star In L.A. Riots Pic 'Kings' Opposite
Halle Berry" (https://deadline.com/2016/06/daniel-craig-to-star-opposite-halle-berry-in-l-a-riot
s-pic-kings-1201780880/). Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved July 17,
2016.
5. Staff (July 25, 2017). "The Toronto International Film Festival unveils first slate of films for
2017" (http://www.tiff.net/the-review/the-toronto-international-film-festival-unveils-first-slate-of
-films-for/). Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
6. Hall, Gina (September 18, 2018). "Deniz Gamze Ergüven's L.A. riots drama 'Kings' is a
surprising follow-up to her Oscar-nominated 'Mustang' " (https://web.archive.org/web/201810
06194742/http://www.filmjournal.com/deniz-gamze-erguvens-la-riots-drama-kings-mustang).
Film Journal. Archived from the original (http://www.filmjournal.com/deniz-gamze-erguvens-l
a-riots-drama-kings-mustang) on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
7. Olsen, Mark (September 13, 2017). "Deniz Gamze Erguven explores the tremors of the L.A.
riots with 'Kings,' starring Halle Berry" (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-
mn-deniz-gamze-erguven-kings-la-riots-20170913-htmlstory.html). Los Angeles Times.
Retrieved October 6, 2018.
8. Felsenthal, Julia (November 13, 2015). "Deniz Gamze Ergüven on Her Stunning New
Movie, Mustang" (https://www.vogue.com/article/mustang-deniz-gamze-erguven-interview).
Vogue. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
9. McNary, Dave (December 15, 2016). "China's Bliss Media, Maven Pictures to Finance Halle
Berry's L.A. Riots Movie (EXCLUSIVE)" (https://variety.com/2016/film/news/la-riots-movie-ha
lle-berry-bliss-media-maven-pictures-1201943527/). Variety. Penske Business Media.
Retrieved February 21, 2017.
10. "Kings (2017)" (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kings_2017/). Rotten Tomatoes.
Fandango Media. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
11. "Kings Reviews" (https://www.metacritic.com/movie/kings). Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
Retrieved May 9, 2018.

External links
Kings (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5843850/) at IMDb

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