Kingdom of Us

Kingdom of Us
Directed byLucy Cohen
Produced byJulia Nottingham,
Tessa Treadway
StarringJamie-Jodie Shanks,
Kacie-Kimie Shanks,
Lorie-Lanie Shanks
CinematographyCharlie Goodger
Edited byMichael Aaglund,
Stephen Haren,
Maya Maffioli
Music byValentina Pappalardo,
David E. Sugar
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Kingdom of Us is a 2017 documentary film directed by Lucy Cohen and featuring Jamie-Jodie, Kacie-Kimie, Lorie-Lanie, Mirie-Marie, Nikita-Nina, Osborn-Oran, Pippa-Peita and Vikie Shanks.[1][2][3]

The film was released by Netflix on October 13, 2017.

Premise

The documentary follows how the seven children of Paul and Vikie Shanks, four of whom are autistic, are coping with life and handling the traumatic event of their father's 2007 suicide.[4]

Protagonists

  • Jamie-Jodie Shanks
  • Kacie-Kimie Shanks
  • Lorie-Lanie Shanks
  • Mirie-Marie Shanks
  • Nikita-Nina Shanks
  • Osborn-Oran Shanks
  • Pippa-Peita Shanks
  • Vikie Shanks

Release

Kingdom of Us was released on October 13, 2017 on Netflix streaming.[5]

References

  1. ^ "'Kingdom Of Us': London Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kingdom Of Us Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Pulver, Andrew (8 October 2017). "The Kingdom of Us review – knotty chronicle of family defined by single traumatic event". The Guardian. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "How my seven children and I survived my husband's suicide". Good Housekeeping. 31 October 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Kingdom of Us. Netflix.