Mr. Jones
The truth can't be hidden forever
2019 · 1h 59m · N/A Drama, History, Thriller
Overview
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.
Director and cast
- James Norton as Gareth Jones
- Vanessa Kirby as Ada Brooks
- Peter Sarsgaard as Walter Duranty
- Joseph Mawle as George Orwell
- Kenneth Cranham as Lloyd George
- Celyn Jones as Matthew
- Krzysztof Pieczyński as Maxim Litvinov
- Beata Poźniak as Rhea Clyman
- Fenella Woolgar as Miss Stevenson
- Michalina Olszańska as Yulia
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