Edge of the World

Aug 27, 2021

1h 41m

★ 5.6

The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King

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.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

History

Production Companies

Margate House Films

Edge of the World Trailers

Cast

Sir James Brooke

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Madame Lim

Josie Ho

Crookshank

Dominic Monaghan

Elizabeth Crookshank

Hannah New

Sir Edward Beech

Ralph Ineson

Pengiran Indera Mahkota

Bront Palarae

Subu

Shaheizy Sam

Sultan of Brunei

Rahim Razali

Atiqah Hasiholan

Yusuf Mahardika

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