• Synopsis
  • Reviews
  • Awards
  • Credits
  • 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 drama

    The Independent

  • Awards

    • The Wurzburg International Film & TV Awards – Best Film
  • Credits

    Catherine Tate
    Dorothy Ratcliffe
    Iain Glen
    Frank Ratcliffe
    Brittany Ashworth
    Alex Ratcliffe
    Nigel Betts
    Uncle Philip
    Heike Makatsch
    Frau Unger
    Jessica Barden
    Mary Ratcliffe
    Christian Brassington
    Thomas
    Ottilia Borböth
    Frau Glock
    Béla Fesztbaum
    1st Stasi Officer
    Fanni Futör
    Uti
    Imola Göspör
    Art Teacher
    John Kirk
    Mr. Murray
    Karl Kranzkowski
    Rector
    Robert Lowe
    Otto
    Piroska Mãga
    Ursula
    Alexander Scheer
    Willi
    Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
    Jerzy
    Katharina Thalbach
    Anna
    Stephan Wolf-Schðnburg
    Herr Vort
    Director
    Bille Eltringham
    Writers
    Peter Straughan (screenplay)
    Bridget O’Connor (original idea)
    Producers
    Leslee Udwin
    Lesley Stewart

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