MRS RATCLIFFE'S REVOLUTION

Year: 2007
UK: Warner Bros Pictures International UK
Cast: Catherine Tate, Iain Glen, Heike Makatsch, Brittany Ashworth, Jessica Barden, Nigel Betts, Susan Tordoff, John Kirk, Christian Brassington, Katharina Thalbach, Imola Gaspar, Barna Illyes, Ottilia Bordath, Robert Lowe, Karl Kranzkowski , Fanni Futar, Piroska Moga, Stephan Wolf-Schonburg, Bela Fesztbaum, Ben O'Brien, Alexander Scheer, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Uwe Lauer, Gabor Pinter, Akos Horvath
Director: Billie Eltringham
Countries: UK / Hungary
UK: 102 mins
UK Certificate: 12A contains one use of moderate language
UK Release Date: 21 September 2007 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

MRS RATCLIFFE'S REVOLUTION is an emotional and often hilarious story of a dysfunctional family's journey from Yorkshire to East Germany in 1968.

Catherine Tatr plays Dorothy Ratcliffe, who supports her husband, Frank (Ian Glen), in his desire to move his family to live under the communist constraints of East Germany.

Accompanied by their two daughters, rebellious teenager Alex (Brittany Ashworth) and 12 year old Mary (Jessica Barden) as well as eccentric brother-in-law Phillip (Nigel Betts), the family face the hardship and restricted conditions of their new life.

It's here that Dorothy discovers an inner strength while protecting her family that enables her to assist others defecting to the west including devising a plan for her family to escape in her very own revolution.