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Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019 · 92 min

A brisk, tense political thriller that plays like a war room drama, sharp and cynical, with a magnetic central performance driving the scheming.

Tagline
Everyone knows who won. But not everyone knows how.
Overview
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • deception
  • media
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, tv movie, drama
Directed by
Toby Haynes
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Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Kinnear, John Heffernan, Oliver Maltman, Richard Goulding, Simon Paisley Day, Lee Boardman, Lucy Russell
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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