Storyline

Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the queen herself. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity.

Plot Keywords

royal court, unlikely friendship, falling asleep, based on book, based on true story, odd couple, snob, racism, muslim, buckingham palace, prime minister, carpet, british history, victorian era, resentment, death of protagonist, death of husband, racial prejudice, character names as title, death of title character

Short Review

Victoria & Abdul may capture the ugly side of Britain's colonial past, but its demeaning portrait of Abdul reinforces the Orientalism it purports to lampoon.

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