Mrs Ratcliffes Revolution

Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK), and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival, and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.

Contents

• Mrs ratcliffe s revolution trailer
• Cast
• Reception
• References

Cast

Catherine Tate as Dorothy Ratcliffe

Iain Glen as Frank Ratcliffe

Brittany Ashworth as Alex Ratcliffe

Heike Makatsch as Frau Unger

Jessica Barden as Mary Ratcliffe

Christian Brassington as Thomas

Nigel Betts as Uncle Philip

Robert Daniel Lowe as Otto

Ottilia Borbáth as Frau Glock

Béla Fesztbaum as 1st Stasi Officer

Fanni Futár as Uti

Imola Gáspár as Art Teacher

Ákos Horváth as 2nd Border Guard

Barna Illyés as Gym Teacher

John Kirk as Mr. Murray

Karl Kranzkowski as Rector

Uwe Lauer as Truck Driver

Piroska Móga as Ursula

Ben O'Brien as 2nd Stasi Officer

Gábor Pintér as 1st Border Guard

Alexander Scheer as Willi

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Jerzy

Katharina Thalbach as Anna

Susan Tordoff as Mary's Teacher

Stephan Wolf-Schönburg as Herr Vort

Reception

Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution received high 80% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Because of its limited release, there were few reviews, but Channel 4 Online and The Guardian Films cited the film as a vehicle for the blooming film careers of both Catherine Tate and Brittany Ashworth. The film won the Audience Award at the Wurzburg International Film Weekend.