Mr. Jones

6.8 2019 1h 59m Poland

Thriller Drama History

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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The truth can't be hidden forever 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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Directors

Agnieszka Holland

Writers

Andrea Chalupa

Cast

James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham, Celyn Jones, Krzysztof Pieczyński, Beata Pozniak, Fenella Woolgar, Michalina Olszańska, Patrycja Volny, Edward Wolstenholme, Oleh Drach, Martin Bishop, Marcin Czarnik

Production

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

Languages

Russian, Welsh, Ukrainian, English

Countries

Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom