The Kingdom15

Directed by Julien Colonna | France | 2025 | 1h 51m | Corsican & French w/ English subtitles | Starring Ghjuvanna Benedetti, Saveriu Santucci, Anthony Morganti, Andrea Cossu, Frederic Poggi

Corsica, summer 1995. Teenager Lesia is suddenly torn from her quiet life and taken to a secluded villa, where her estranged father, and fugitive mob boss, is in hiding. When an assassination attempt ignites a brutal cycle of revenge, father and daughter are forced on the run where they confront the secrets between them and test the true bond of their relationship. Blending coming-of-age drama with a tense crime thriller, Julien Colonna’s feature debut was nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Reviews

‘An intensely atmospheric, absorbing and exciting drama.’
★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Benedetti’s Lesia has a captivating blend of naivety and steel while Santucci tempers Pierre-Paul’s ruthlessness with a careworn humanity. The director, Colonna, is Corsican and knows the brutal world his film depicts, and its costs.’
★★★★
Ed Potton, The Times

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