Storyline
London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.
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Cast
Stephen Boxer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ben Miles, Judi Dench, Nicola Sloane, Nina Sosanya, Tereza Srbova, Tom Hughes, Laurence Spellman, Sophie Cookson, Stuart Milligan, Simon Ludders, Ed Birch, Phill Langhorne, Raymond Coulthard, Robin Soans, Debbie Chazen, Richard Teverson, Adrian Wheeler, Freddie Gaminara, Raj Swamy, Lulu Meissner, Mike Sykes, Lily Delderfield, Jessica Delderfield, Ciarán Owens, Kevin Fuller, Hasan Dixon, Steven Hillman, Irfan Shamji
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Reviews
80
Lindsey Shapiro has captured an intriguing piece of hidden history, showcasing women’s strengths and the overlooked roles they played during the world’s most turbulent times of war.
70
A good old-fashioned British spy thriller.
60
Red Joan is unlikely to appeal to younger audiences and many may find the wartime plot, setting and slow-paced romance old-fashioned, but it will win fans because there is much to admire: The solid acting, Lindsay Shapero’s deft screen adaptation, Zac Nicholson’s evocative cinematography, accompanied by George Fenton’s original score.
50
It’s always dangerous to wonder about what a film might have been rather than contending with what it is, but in this case what it is, is so bland, and so stolidly workmanlike in execution that even the most dedicated viewer might find her attention sliding off DP Zac Nicholson‘s ration-book-colored images and wandering to the what-ifs.
50
Screen International
Solidly competent and, for the most part, well acted the, film employs a safe, familiar approach and lacks the distinctive element which could boost its box office potential.
