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All hail David Oyelowo’s King… Amid all the awards buzz around British actors this year, it’s heartening to see David Oyelowo finally get his due. After his electrifying turn as Forest Whitaker’s activist son in The Butler, it was only a matter of time before the Oxford-born actor got a …

1769: a Royal Navy captain leaves his young daughter in the care of his aristocratic uncle (Tom Wilkinson). Small problem, though – the girl’s illegitimate. And black. Amazingly, Amma Asante’s film is based on the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, daughter of a West Indian slave, raised at Kenwood …