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Without the King

Director: Michael Skolnik

Cast: His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso, Her Majesty Queen LaMbikiza, Mphandhlana Shongwe

(First Run Features, 2007) Rated: N/A

US DVD release date: 22 July 2008 (First Run)

[24 April 2008]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

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Pashu straddles a particular and complicated divide in Without the King, Michael Skolnik's intriguing documentary about the last kingdom in Africa.

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