The White King (film)

The White King
Directed by	Alex Helfrecht Jörg Tittel
Screenplay by	Alex Helfrecht Jörg Tittel
Based on	The White King by György Dragomán
Produced by	Alex Helfrecht Jörg Tittel Philip Munger Teun Hilte
Starring	Lorenzo Allchurch Olivia Williams Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Jonathan Pryce
Cinematography	René Richter [de]
Edited by	Peter R. Adam
Music by	Joanna Bruzdowicz
Production company	Oiffy
Distributed by	Signature Entertainment (UK) Vertigo Media (HU)
Release dates	18 June 2016 (2016-06-18) (Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016) 21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) (United Kingdom)
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom (production) Hungary (shooting)
Language	English

The White King is a 2016 British science fiction-drama film written and directed by Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name written by György Dragomán and follows Djata (Lorenzo Allchurch) growing up in a dictatorship, without access to the rest of the world, while dealing with persecution against him and his parents by the government. It had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and its international premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.