Mr. Jones

Movie

2019

1h 59m

English

Thriller, Drama, History

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6.8

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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 collectivis...

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Mr. Jones

Movie

2019

1h 59m

English

Thriller, Drama, History

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Cast

Gareth Jones

Ada Brooks

Walter Duranty

George Orwell

Lloyd George

Matthew

Maxim Litvinov

Rhea Clyman

Miss Stevenson

Yulia

Bonnie

Eugene Lyons

Leonid

Sir Ernest Bennet

Paul Kleb

Major Jones

William Randolph Hearst

J.E. B Seely

Hotel receptionist

John Cushny

Petro

Ralph Barnes

Leonard Moore

Katya

Malcolm Muggeridge

Directed By: Agnieszka Holland

Written By: Andrea Chalupa (Screenplay)

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Saint Pauly says...

5 years ago

Like political prisoners in Russia, _Mr. Jones_ isn't very lively but it is beautifully shot. This true story of a Welsh journalist who uncovered the famine created by Stalin in the early 30s (and apparently inspired Orwell to write _Animal Farm_) is interesting and nice to look at, though a bit uneven in pacing and style. That said, history buffs will like it.

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siggi963 says...

2 months ago

A very good movie about the famine created by Stalin in the Ukraine in the early 1930s. The story is told trough the eyes of a British journalist. The movie shows not only the effects of the famine, but also the repressive political environment that was responsible for creating it. A excellent movie that is very graphic at times.

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mainah says...

2 years ago

"The True Story behind the 'True Story' of Mr Jones" by Gareth Jones' great nephew, Philip Colley https://www.garethjones.org/mr_jones/true_story.htm

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Lee Brown Barrow says...

4 years ago

A worthy film to be sure, and quite fittingly given its subject matter, quite miserable to watch. A little dull in places, and more than a little stuffy. However, it's worth a watch, if only for a reminder of the work of journalist Gareth Evans.

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tgrbabydoll

10/10 2 years ago

The previous two commenters only gave it a 6 because it was "slow in places" and because it wasn't "lively", while pointing out it's a true story of Stalin killing thousands. I'm not sure how lively you could expect it to be when we're talking about a slow killer like famine. No pun intended. How f More

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CinemaSerf

9 months ago

James Norton delivers really quite well here as the journalist who stumbles upon and exposes one of the worst atrocities of Stalin's Soviet regime. Deep amidst the poverty-stricken Steppe, he gradually becomes aware that the dissolution of the traditional small-holding style of family farm in favour More

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SWITCH.

5 years ago

A taut and stark thriller, one part espionage, one part survival, this is an extremely powerful true story, and one that has generally slipped under the radar. We are lucky that someone as talented as Agnieszka Holland took the helm of 'Mr Jones'.
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