Movie
Mr. Jones
Overview
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-10-03
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film Produkcja, Crab Apple Films, Kinorob, FILM.UA Group, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Orka, Silesia Film, Kino Świat
- Country
- Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Norton as Gareth Jones
- Vanessa Kirby as Ada Brooks
- Peter Sarsgaard as Walter Duranty
- Joseph Mawle as George Orwell
- Kenneth Cranham as Lloyd George
- Celyn Jones as Matthew
- Krzysztof Pieczyński as Maxim Litvinov
- Beata Pozniak as Rhea Clyman
- Fenella Woolgar as Miss Stevenson
- Michalina Olszańska as Yulia
- Patrycja Volny as Bonnie
- Edward Wolstenholme as Eugene Lyons
Crew
- Agnieszka Holland - Director
- Andrea Chalupa - Screenplay
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