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The King and the People (2013)

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Length 53minutes

The King and the People is a 2013 documentary film by Simon Bright, a Zimbabwean filmmaker. It follows problems of Swaziland, a landlocked country in southern Africa.

The film features Mswati III, the king of Swaziland, and his heiress and self claimed rapper Princess Sikhanyiso.
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