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The truth can't be hidden forever - Mr. Jones
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Title: Mr. Jones

Release Date: 3 Oct 2019

Runtime: 1h 59m

Genre: Thriller, Drama, History

Director: Film Produkcja, Crab Apple Films, Kinorob, FILM.UA Group, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Kino Świat, Studio Orka

Production Companies: Film Produkcja, Crab Apple Films, Kinorob, FILM.UA Group, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Kino Świat, Studio Orka

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (407 votes)

Cast

  • Gareth Jones: James Norton
  • Ada Brooks: Vanessa Kirby
  • Walter Duranty: Peter Sarsgaard
  • George Orwell: Joseph Mawle
  • Lloyd George: Kenneth Cranham
  • Matthew: Celyn Jones
  • Maxim Litvinov: Krzysztof Pieczyński
  • Rhea Clyman: Beata Pozniak
  • Miss Stevenson: Fenella Woolgar
  • Yulia: Michalina Olszańska
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