Edge of the World
“The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King”
Synopsis
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.
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Edited by Marco PerezShot by Jaime Feliu TorresScored by Will BatesDesigned by Paul Hasham
Also known as
- Im Herzen des Dschungelsde
- Ai confini del mondo - La vera storia di James Brookeit
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Sir James Brooke
Josie Ho
as Madame Lim
Dominic Monaghan
as Arthur Crookshank
Shaheizy Sam
as Subu
Ralph Ineson
as Sir Edward Beech
Hannah New
as Elizabeth Crookshank
Otto Farrant
as Charley
Bront Palarae
as Pengiran Indera Mahkota
Atiqah Hasiholan
as Princess Fatima
Wan Hanafi Su
as Sultan of Brunei
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1Writers
1Producers
3Other crew
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