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Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
(2007)Assassin Films
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SYNOPSIS
Based on a true story, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feel-good comedy that charts the journey of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait till they try to get out:
REVIEWS
A feel-good culture-clash comedy, this modest British effort earns a lot of goodwill for it's originality and ability to balance lightweight fun and heavyweight politics.The Daily Express
An amiable family dramaThe Independent
AWARDS
- The Wurzburg International Film & TV Awards - Best Film
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Credits
Catherine Tate
Dorothy RatcliffeIain Glen
Frank RatcliffeBrittany Ashworth
Alex RatcliffeNigel Betts
Uncle PhilipHeike Makatsch
Frau UngerJessica Barden
Mary RatcliffeChristian Brassington
ThomasOttilia Borböth
Frau GlockBéla Fesztbaum
1st Stasi OfficerFanni Futör
UtiImola Göspör
Art TeacherJohn Kirk
Mr. MurrayKarl Kranzkowski
RectorRobert Lowe
OttoPiroska Mãga
UrsulaAlexander Scheer
WilliArndt Schwering-Sohnrey
JerzyKatharina Thalbach
AnnaStephan Wolf-Schðnburg
Herr VortDirector
Bille EltringhamWriters
Peter Straughan (screenplay)
Bridget O'Connor (original idea)Producers
Leslee Udwin
Lesley Stewart
A feel-good culture-clash comedy.
