The Kingdom

On the sun-soaked island of Corsica in the summer of 1995, teenage Lesia (Ghjuvanna Benedetti) is plucked from her sheltered life and taken to a remote villa where her fugitive mob boss father, Pierre-Paul (Saveriu Santucci), is hiding out. A menacing figure and near stranger to Lesia, she feels trapped by the secrecy and danger which defines Pierre Paul's life. But when an assassination attempt sets a chain of bloody vendettas in motion, father and daughter are forced to go on the run together and test the true bond of their relationship.

"The muscular feature debut by Corsican-born Julien Colonna covers familiar territory but benefits from a fresh child’s-eye perspective and a magnetic performance from non-professional actor Benedetti." Wendy Ide, Screen International

France 2025

French Language with English Subtitles