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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

2007 · 102 min

A gently comic yet sobering look at idealism souring into surveillance, with a family's naive dream turning into a quiet struggle for escape.

Tagline: She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.
Overview: Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.
How it feels: Satirical, dark, warm and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, politics, freedom, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
politics
freedom
betrayal
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild