The Kingdom

Name: The Kingdom
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: May 30, 2025
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 83

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Metrograph Pictures | Release Date: May 30, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: On the pale, sun soaked island of Corsica in the summer of 1995, the teenage Lesia is plucked from her sheltered life, and taken to a remote villa where her fugitive mob boss father, Pierre-Paul, is hiding out. Pierre Paul is a menacing figure, a near stranger to Lesia, and at first she feels trapped by the secrecy and danger which definesOn the pale, sun soaked island of Corsica in the summer of 1995, the teenage Lesia is plucked from her sheltered life, and taken to a remote villa where her fugitive mob boss father, Pierre-Paul, is hiding out. Pierre Paul is a menacing figure, a near stranger to Lesia, and at first she feels trapped by the secrecy and danger which defines his life. But when an assassination attempt sets a chain of bloody vendettas in motion, Lesia and Paul-Pierre are forced to go on the run together. As they flee, Lesia becomes closer than ever with her father, and as they wade together through the violent underworld which he is entrenched in, his devotion to revenge begins to rub off on her. … Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 112 min

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Peter Debruge

Jun 10, 2024

It’s like “The Sopranos,” as seen through Meadow’s eyes. And though we’re all familiar with the lesson that the cost of vengeance is a never-ending circle of violence, Colonna’s retelling lands like a bullet in the head. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Jun 10, 2024

Directed with razor-sharp, naturalistic precision and set over one sweltering Corsican summer, amid stunning Mediterranean vistas that provide a backdrop to all the bloody vendettas, The Kingdom marks the arrival of a bold new talent who’s able to spin a gripping crime thriller while channeling real emotion on screen. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Jun 10, 2024

There is a bruising authenticity to the picture that comes, in no small part, from a lengthy and meticulous casting process. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Aug 5, 2025

There are fierce and overwhelmingly authentic performances here from first-timers in Julien Colonna’s terrific mob drama. Read full review

Tara Brady

Aug 7, 2025

The tragic cycle is composed of the same beats that defined such superior films as The Godfather and Animal Kingdom. But the tight focus on Lesia, and her realisation that the men she loves are also capable of monstrous things, reinvigorates the familiar form. Read full review

IndieWire Josh Slater-Williams

Jun 5, 2024

The gradual transformation of an innocent child into an accessory to violence, forced to become increasingly pragmatic and cold along the way, is far from a fresh hook this far into the history of crime movies. But Colonna’s film, co-written with Jeanne Herry, is a riveting, moving take on this narrative. Read full review

Nicholas Barber

Jun 10, 2024

Overall, The Kingdom is a rivetingly credible and vivid portrait of organized crime in an area with a long tradition of banditry. Read full review

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