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Set against a backdrop of rising tensions in Los Angeles during the Rodney King trial in 1992, writer-director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's KINGS , stars Oscar winner Halle Berry and Daniel Craig as citizens of the same South Central neighborhood. MILLIE ( Halle Berry ) is a hardworking, tough and protective single mother with an affection for homeless children. She already has eight children living in her house and will soon bring home another. Her neighbor OBIE ( Daniel Craig ) is the local loose cannon, and the only white man in an area largely inhabited by African Americans, Latinos, and Koreans. With racial tensions running dangerously high, Millie and Obie would appear to be unlikely allies. Yet following the acquittal of four of the officers accused of beating Rodney King, these two must navigate the gathering chaos in the city to bring Millie's kids home safely. Though KINGS doesn't focus on the LA riots overall, it does delve into the impact and the fragility of

Mustang director Deniz Gamze Erguven has her next film all set up, with English-langue debut Kings already boasting Halle Berry . Now she has also locked in Daniel Craig to co-star. Kings is set in the tense atmosphere of early 1990s Los Angeles; specifically the powder keg period following the Rodney King trial. Craig will be Ollie, a loner and one of the few white residents of a particular neighborhood in South Central. He meets and falls in love with Berry, whose character looks after a group of kids. Soon after, the riots roar across the city and the two have to work together to track down the kids and get them away from the worst of the violence, which spread across LA across through six days of clashes between residents and police. According to Deadline, this is actually something of a passion project for Erguven – she pitched the idea back in 2011, but Mustang came together first, and earned an Oscar nomination. Now she'll be getting the movie made at last. Berry i