Mr Jones (2019)

Original title

Mr. Jones

Directed by

Agnieszka Holland

Genre

drama film, biographical film, political film, thriller film

Country

Ukraine, United Kingdom, Poland

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

MA15+

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 475 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Welsh journalist travels to the Soviet Union in the 1930s and uncovers a man-made famine in Ukraine that the regime is hiding. He risks his career and safety to expose the truth to the world.

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What happens

Mr. Jones (Mr Jones in the United Kingdom; Polish: Obywatel Jones, lit. 'Citizen Jones'; Ukrainian: «Ціна правди», romanized: Tsina pravdy, lit. 'The Price of Truth') is a 2019 biographical thriller film written and co-produced by Andrea Chalupa and directed by Agnieszka Holland. It is based on the story of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, who uncovers the truth of the devastating famine (Holodomor) in which millions died in the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Critical reviews were largely positive, but there were objections to some historical inaccuracies. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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