Victoria & Abdul

★★★★★

“History's most unlikely friendship.”

2017 · 1 h 51 min

Directed by Stephen Frears

BiographyComedyDrama

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Cast

Judi Dench Ali Fazal

Credits

Written by: Lee Hall

Plot

The queen's friendship with an Indian servant.

Sinekatalog’s take

Stephen Frears's drama of the aging queen and her Indian servant is charming and polished. Judi Dench is wonderful, though the film softens the history into a gentle crowd-pleaser.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (40,436 votes)
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