Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007 British film
- 9 July 2007 (2007-07-09) (Cambridge Film Festival)
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Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK),[1] and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival, and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.
Cast
- Catherine Tate as Dorothy Ratcliffe
- Iain Glen as Frank Ratcliffe
- Brittany Ashworth as Alex Ratcliffe
- Heike Makatsch as Frau Unger
- Jessica Barden as Mary Ratcliffe
- Christian Brassington as Thomas
- Nigel Betts as Uncle Philip
- Robert Daniel Lowe as Otto
- Ottilia Borbáth as Frau Glock
- Béla Fesztbaum as 1st Stasi Officer
- Fanni Futár as Uti
- Imola Gáspár as Art Teacher
- Ákos Horváth as 2nd Border Guard
- Barna Illyés as Gym Teacher
- John Kirk as Mr. Murray
- Karl Kranzkowski as Rector
- Uwe Lauer as Truck Driver
- Piroska Móga as Ursula
- Ben O'Brien as 2nd Stasi Officer
- Gábor Pintér as 1st Border Guard
- Alexander Scheer as Willi
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Jerzy
- Katharina Thalbach as Anna
- Susan Tordoff as Mary's Teacher
- Stephan Wolf-Schönburg as Herr Vort
Reception
As of June 2020[update], Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on six reviews with an average rating of 5.6/10.[2] Because of its limited release, there were few reviews, but Channel 4 Online and The Guardian Films cited the film as a vehicle for the blooming film careers of both Catherine Tate and Brittany Ashworth.[3][4] The film won the Audience Award at the Wurzburg International Film Weekend.
References
External links
- Official Site
- Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution at IMDb
- Guardian Review
- Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution at Rotten Tomatoes
- Channel 4 Film Review
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