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Film · 2018

Red Joan

Directed by Trevor Nunn · starring Phill Langhorne, Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson

  • 1 h 41 min
  • 12
  • Biography · Drama · Thriller
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 18 April 2019
  • 5.3 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.9 Users5 votes
  • 4.7 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

It follows the story of English born Joan Stanley, a Soviet and communist party sympathizer, who becomes employed as a British government civil servant. She later gets recruited by the KGB in the mid 1930s. She successfully transfers nuclear bomb secrets to the Soviet Union, which enables them to keep up with the west in the development of atomic weapons, and remains undetected as a spy for over a half a century. Directed by Trevor Nunn, the film is based on Melita Norwood's life, a British spy who spent most time in the service of the KGB. Judi Dench ('Skyfall') leads a cast composed by Tom Hughes ('Realive'), Sophie Cookson ('Kingsman: The Golden Circle') and Tereza Srbova ('Eastern Promises')

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The essentials

Runtime
101 min1 hour and 41 minutes
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Red Joan?
1 hour and 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was Red Joan released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 18 April 2019.
Who directed Red Joan?
Trevor Nunn.
Who is in Red Joan?
It stars Phill Langhorne, Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson and Tereza Srbova.
Where can I watch Red Joan?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (20)
Director
Trevor Nunn
Writers
Lindsay Shapero
Producers
Hugo Grumbar, Zygi Kamasa

Videos and trailers

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'Red Joan' trailer 2:158 April 2019

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 4 reviews
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What the critics say average 4.7 from 3

  • 6.0 ABCOti Rodríguez Marchante It's not working either as a spy movie nor a thesis film, but Dench defends with talent and emotionality her character during the interrogation and Sophie Coockson with freshess, passion and… Read
  • 4.0 The GuardianPamela Hutchinson Most of the fun in 'Red Joan' comes from such overthrown expectations, so it's a shame that the film itself fails to overwhelm - mostly proceeding along dully familiar lines and anything but radical. Read
  • 4.0 VarietyDennis Harvey It turns out tweedy, dreary, and unconvincing (...) it?s dismaying that so little drama is wrung out of the tale, and that what we get too often feels like a cliché-riddled romantic pulp. Read

Soundtrack

All 5 songs
  1. Starlight SerenadeAlan Moorhouse, Published EMI Production Music Spotify
  2. Moonlight MagicAlan Moorhouse, Published EMI Production Music Spotify
  3. Sweet SerenadeGeoffrey Peter Gascoyne, Published EMI Production Music
  4. Just WhisperJack Shaindlin, Published EMI Production Music

Trivia

  • Real story

    The film is inspired by Melita Norwood, considered the most important British spy within the KGB, accused for sharing British nuclear secrets with the Soviet Union.

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