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The film is based on the true story of the Rajah of Sarawak, James Brooke, who has been suggested as one of the inspirations for the Rudyard Kipling story The Man Who Would Be King, and Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim.
Jun 6, 2021 · Directed by Michael Haussman, the film is a period drama that showcases the true story of James Brooke, also known as the Rajah of Sarawak (Malaysian state). Brooke was also an inspiration for the famous story The Man Who Would Be King written by Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim.
It is based on the true story of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, and embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting, and inspired both the Rudyard Kipling story “The Man Who Would Be King” and
Jun 3, 2021 · Edge of the World never shies from the fact it is a “White savior” story. Based on true events, the story follows Sir James Brooke (Johnathan Rhys Meyers) and his part in putting down a rebellion in Borneo.
Jun 3, 2021 · Reviews. Jun 3, 2021 10:14am PT. ‘Edge of the World’ Review: All-Too-Familiar Historical Epic Explores the Old and the New. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in fine form as 19th-century explorer Sir...
May 31, 2021 · ‘Edge of the World’ Review: A British white man's burden, re-examined Director Michael Huissman captures Borneo's beauty with the eye of Terence Malick while Jonathan Rhys Meyer's wrestles with the responsibility of becoming the country's first white Rajah.
Based on a true story. Pirates. Colonialism Synopsis The adventures of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting. Critics' reviews
