The Kingdom (2024 French film)

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The Kingdom
The Kingdom 2024 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
French Le Royaume
Directed by Julien Colonna [1]
Screenplay by
Starring
  • Ghjuvanna Benedetti
  • Saveriu Santucci
  • Anthony Morganti
  • Andrea Cossu
  • Fédéric Poggi
  • Régis Gomez
CinematographyAntoine Cormier
Edited by
  • Albertine Lastera
  • Yann Malcor
Music byAudrey Ismael
Distributed by Ad Vitam Distribution
Release dates
  • 20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)(Cannes) [2]
  • 13 November 2024 (2024-11-13)(France)
Running time
111 minutes [3]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Kingdom (French : Le Royaume) is a 2024 French family crime drama directed by Julien Colonna. [1] The film stars Ghjuvanna Benedetti as the daughter of the leader of a crime family played by Saveriu Santucci. [4]

Contents

Premise

In 1995, Lesia (Benedetti) is a 15-year-old girl in Corsica, safe from the organized crime elsewhere on the island. This changes when she is taken to her father, crime boss Pierre-Paul (Santucci), much to her chagrin. The two repair their relationship as they escape mobsters all across the island, and Lesia is drawn further into her father's world of crime. [4]

Cast

Production

The birth of his daughter inspired Colonna to create a father-daughter story. The Kingdom was shot on location in Corsica with a cast composed largely of first-time local actors. On the final day of filming, a pivotal boat scene had to be reworked due to a storm over the Gulf of Ajaccio. [2]

Release

The Kingdom premiered in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was acquired by Metrograph Pictures for North American distribution rights. [5] Ad Vitam Distribution theatrically released the film in France on 13 November 2024. [6]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 15 critics' reviews are positive. [7]

Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian rated the movie with four stars over five, and described it as "an intensely exciting and absorbing mob drama". [8]

Accolades

AwardCeremony dateCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Cannes Film Festival 24 May 2024 Un Certain Regard The KingdomNominated [9]
25 May 2024 Camera d'Or Nominated [9]
Louis Delluc Prize 4 December 2024Best First FilmNominated [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Le Royaume (The Kingdom)". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Khaldi, Tarik. "The Kingdom, as seen by Julien Colonna". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Kingdom (2025)". Irish Film Classification Office . 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Mintzer, Jordan. "'The Kingdom' Review: A Daughter Gets Drawn Into Her Father's Dangerous World in a Spellbinding Corsican Mafia Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Ntim, Zac. "Metrograph Pictures Acquires North American Rights To Julien Colonna's 'The Kingdom' Following Buzzy Cannes Film Festival Debut". Deadline. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Les distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Kingdom". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2025-08-04). "The Kingdom review – an intensely exciting and absorbing mob drama". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  9. 1 2 Lattanzio, Ryan. "'The Kingdom' Cannes First Look: A Teen Comes of Age in a Crime-Filled Corsica". Indiewire. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ↑ Adjinsoff, Mathi (18 November 2024). ""Dahomey", "Miséricorde"... : voici les finalistes du Prix Louis-Delluc 2024". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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