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The Kingdom
Directed by
Julien Colonna
R
2024
1h 51m
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6.9
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Lesia, a teenager, is taken by a man to a villa where her fugitive father and his men are hiding. A war erupts, leading to death and a chase where father and daughter bond.
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Cast of The Kingdom
Ghjuvanna Benedetti
Lesia
Saveriu Santucci
Pierre-Paul
Anthony Morganti
Ste
Andrea Cossu
Santu
Thomas Bronzini de Caraffa
Joseph
Pascale Mariani
Louise
Toussaint Martinetti
Fred
Eric Ettori
Jeannot
Régis Gomez
Ghjasé
Frédéric Poggi
Petru
Marie Murcia
Marianne
Attilius Ceccaldi
César
Ghjuvanni Biancucci
Romain
Joseph Pietri
Thomas
Alexandre Joannides
Laurent
Julien Colonna
Director / Writer
Jeanne Herry
Writer
Hugo Sélignac
Producer
Antoine Lafon
Producer
The Kingdom Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
June 30, 2025
The Kingdom is a really tense, affecting thriller told almost entirely through the eyes of teenage Lesia (Ghjuvanna Benedetti), brought to a remote villa where her fugitive father and his loyal crew are in hiding. As opposing forces close in, Lesia watches people she’s known all her life fall one by one. She’s kept out of the action, but not untouched by its consequences. Benedetti is excellent and shares a compelling rapport with Saveriu Santucci as her father, Pierre-Paul. Their bond becomes the film’s emotional anchor, especially as Lesia begins to wonder what it’s all really for. The film's most haunting scene is towards the end when Lesia asks her father why they can't just run away together. A portrait of generational violence and the burden of choosing whether or not to carry it forward.
Elements of Madness
Douglas Davidson
... a family story blended with a crime thriller in which the concepts of choices and consequences are folded into a story of legacy - the things we create, the things we leave behind.
Always Good Movies
Filipe Freitas
Within its narrative limitations, The Kingdom offers a one-dimensional portrayal that often feels opaque and emotionally detached. It may have a soul-but not much of a pulse.
TheWrap
Nicholas Barber
"The Kingdom" is a rivetingly credible and vivid portrait of organized crime in an area with a long tradition of banditry.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It dazzles us with its authenticity.
Next Best Picture
Matthew Turner
A key highlight of "The Kingdom" is the way Colonna successfully mixes the gangster and coming-of-age genres
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Stephanie Bunbury
Despite its pace, The Kingdom doesn't feel like the thriller it resembles. It feels like epic drama. It isn't glamorous, but it does look glorious.
IndieWire
Josh Slater-Williams
Colonna's film, co-written with Jeanne Herry, is a riveting, moving take on this narrative. So crucial to its success is that central father and daughter duo, with casting for the film reportedly having taken place over eight months.
RogerEbert.com
Isaac Feldberg
Colonna crafts an emotionally fraught family drama, one intensified by its crime thriller framework's life-and-death stakes without being completely defined by them.
The Hollywood Reporter
Jordan Mintzer
Directed with razor-sharp, naturalistic precision... The Kingdom marks the arrival of a bold new talent who's able to spin a gripping crime thriller while channeling real emotion on screen.
Variety
Peter Debruge
Colonna privileges young Lesia's initially naive but increasingly self-aware perspective, relying on a terrific performance from sun-baked newcomer Ghjuvanna Benedetti, whose piercing gaze and sharp profile suggest a potentially lethal precocity.
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