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.| Status: | Released (2021-08-27) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Rob Allyn |
| Productions: | Margate House Films |
| Production Countries: | China, Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 1244: Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Sir James Brooke
- 78429: Josie Ho - Madame Lim
- 1330: Dominic Monaghan - Crookshank
- 1258225: Hannah New - Elizabeth Crookshank
- 202032: Ralph Ineson - Sir Edward Beech
- 562217: Bront Palarae - Pengiran Indera Mahkota
- 544531: Shaheizy Sam - Subu
Crews
- 124390: Michael Haussman - Director - Directing
- 1157591: Rob Allyn - Producer - Production
- 78429: Josie Ho - Producer - Production
- 1724244: Brad Diebert - Art Direction - Art
- 39123: Venus Kanani - Casting - Production
- 1783972: Marco Perez - Editor - Editing
- 3131762: Johnny Lai Kok Liem - Art Direction - Art
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I used to collect coins and always remember the Sarawak ones with "J. Brooke - Rajah" on them. Well this is a story of that very man. At the height of British colonial expansion, James Brooke (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) arrives in a land terrorised by marauding pirates with Col. Cruikshan ....
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