FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES ACQUIRES “ A UNITED KINGDOM ” STARRING DAVID OYELOWO AND ROSAMUND PIKE . and DIRECTED BY AMMA ASANTE A UNITED KINGDOM is the true story of the forbidden love of King Seretse Khama of Botswana ( David Oyelowo ) and Ruth Williams ( Rosamund Pike ), a white woman from London, which caused an international uproar when they decided to marry in the late 1940s just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa. It was a decision that altered the course of African history. Specialty Arm Acquires North American Rights Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley announced today that the company has acquired North American rights to the true story A UNITED KINGDOM, directed by Amma Asante (BELLE) and written by Guy Hibbert (EYE IN THE SKY). The film stars David Oyelowo (SELMA) and Rosamund Pike (GONE GIRL) and is produced by Richard McCallum, Oyelowo, Brunson Green, Peter Heslop, Justin Moore-Lewy and Charlie Mason. The film was fin