MR. JONES (2019)
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The latest film from Agnieszka Holland (EUROPA, EUROPA; IN DARKNESS; SPOOR) tells the real-life story of Gareth Jones (1905–1935), a Welsh journalist and foreign affairs advisor to former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. He made a tour of the Soviet Union in 1931 but failed to get the interview with Stalin he desperately wanted. In 1933, he scored a major scoop as the first international journalist with firsthand coverage of Hitler's ascension to Chancellor. Then he undertook his most daring investigation ever: slipping into Ukraine incognito to report on the widespread famine taking place there, despite the official reports on the great success of farm collectivization and five-year plans. James Norton (GRANTCHESTER, HAPPY VALLEY) stars as Jones, and the ensemble cast includes Peter Sarsgaard as New York Times journalist Walter Duranty, Joseph Mawle (GAME OF THRONES) and Vanessa Kirby (THE CROWN). Winner, Best Film and Best Production Design, 2019 Polish Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Berlin, Zurich and BFI London film festivals. DIR Agnieszka Holland; SCR/PROD Andrea Chalupa; PROD Stanislaw Dziedzic, Klaudia Smieja. Poland/UK/Ukraine, 2019, color, 119 min. In English, Ukrainian, Russian and Welsh with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 119 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019
Genre: Historical drama