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Synopsis: King George VI tries to overcome a nervous
stammer with the help of Lionel Logue.
"The King's Speech" tells the story of the man who would become King George
VI, the father of the current Queen, Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates,
George 'Bertie' VI (Firth) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by
a dreaded nervous stammer and considered unfit to be King, Bertie engages
the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue (Rush).
Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely
friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country
into war.
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