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Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

2019Movie⏱️ 1h 59m
BiographyDramaThriller
6.9
IMDB Rating
18,276 votes

A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.

Director
Agnieszka Holland
Writers
N/A
Stars
James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard
Release Date
October 25, 2019
Language
English, Ukrainian, Russian, Welsh
Country
Poland, United Kingdom, Ukraine
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 14
Nominations
💬 161
Reviews
📋 34.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

James Norton
James Norton
as Gareth Jones
Vanessa Kirby
Vanessa Kirby
as Ada Brooks
Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard
as Walter Duranty
Joseph Mawle
Joseph Mawle
as George Orwell
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
as Lloyd George
Celyn Jones
Celyn Jones
as Matthew
Christoph Pieczynski
Christoph Pieczynski
as Maxim Litvinov
Beata Pozniak
Beata Pozniak
as Rhea Clyman
Fenella Woolgar
Fenella Woolgar
as Miss Stevenson
Martin Bishop
Martin Bishop
as Sir Ernest Bennet

💰 Box Office

$2,855,316
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Production
Film Produkcja, Parkhurst, Kinorob

🏷️ Keywords

ukrainefamineaccidental cannibalismreference to joseph stalinjournalist

🎯 Categories

DocudramaPeriod DramaBiographyDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Powerful film
by drhoads-937432020-09-06
8/10

"I'm very glad I stuck this one out. It is a little slow at the beginning, but the moral clarity of this film really stands out. This is a true story that needs to be heard. It's a story of an undercover freelance journalist who was a great hero, though many people don't know his name. It's a story of how the New York Times and the other intellectual elites in the 1930s defended one of the most evil regimes in history. It's a story of the naivety of so many well-meaning people. It's a story of the unspeakable evil of communism. These are stories you won't usu..."

💡 Did You Know?

On the April 1st, 2022 installment of "The Lawfare" podcast, screenwriter Andrea Chalupa reports how during the course of filming "Mr. Jones", they reached out to the New York Times for permission to quote directly from Walter Duranty's article that denied a famine had taken place in Ukraine, but the Times refused to grant permission.

📖 Synopsis

A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.