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Bridget O'Connor (writer)
Peter Straughan (writer)
Release Date:
28 September 2007 (UK) more
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She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution... more | add synopsis
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1 win more
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(2 articles)
Mrs. Ratcliffe’s Revolution: Joie de Vivre
(From DearCinema.com. 11 April 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)
Rob Lane: The Damned United
(From MovieScore Magazine. 2 December 2008, 2:52 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Significantly better than other reviewers have said more (6 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Catherine Tate | ... | Dorothy Ratcliffe |
 | Iain Glen | ... | Frank Ratcliffe |
| Brittany Ashworth | ... | Alex Ratcliffe |
| Heike Makatsch | ... | Frau Unger |
| Jessica Barden | ... | Mary Ratcliffe |
| Christian Brassington | ... | Thomas |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nigel Betts | ... | Uncle Philip |
| Ottilia Borbáth | ... | Frau Glock |
| Béla Fesztbaum | ... | 1st Stasi Officer |
| Fanni Futár | ... | Uti |
| Imola Gáspár | ... | Art Teacher |
| Ákos Horváth | ... | 2nd Border Guard |
| Barna Illyés | ... | Gym Teacher |
| John Kirk | ... | Mr. Murray |
| Karl Kranzkowski | ... | Rector |
| Uwe Lauer | ... | Truck Driver |
| Robert Lowe | ... | Otto |
| Piroska Móga | ... | Ursula |
| Ben O'Brien | ... | 2nd Stasi Officer |
| Gábor Pintér | ... | 1st Border Guard |
| Alexander Scheer | ... | Willi |
| Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey | ... | Jerzy |
| Katharina Thalbach | ... | Anna |
| Susan Tordoff | ... | Mary's Tacher |
| Stephan Wolf-Schönburg | ... | Herr Vort |
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102 min
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Factual errors: In the scene where Mrs. Ratcliffe drives the Wartburg through the border fence, you can see in the background a black, red and yellow striped border post. In the film the post is on the East side but in reality these posts were only on the West side, facing West (they had a metal DDR plaque attached) indicating to anyone approaching the East that 'this is where the DDR Republic starts'. more
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Yes, okay, it's not laugh a minute, but that is the point.... It is based on real life - what would happen if a person genuinely believed the communist ideal and moved their family to east Germany in the sixties?
Reminiscent of Hideous Kinky, this is a genuine look back from the point of view of a daughter in an unusual and poignant situation. The movie handles the story with charm and while moments are a little cheesy, it is well worth viewing, particularly for fans of Catherine Tate, who does a great job here.
I guess it depends if your glass is half full or half empty!!