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Edge of the World 2021 Directed by Michael Haussman

The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King

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.

Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Adventure , Drama , History
Production Company Margate House Films
Release Date 27 August 2021
101 mins
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Sir James Brooke
Josie Ho Madame Lim
Dominic Monaghan Crookshank
Hannah New Elizabeth Crookshank
Ralph Ineson Sir Edward Beech
Bront Palarae Pengiran Indera Mahkota
Rahim Razali Sultan of Brunei