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- 2023
- Hettie Macdonald
- 107 mins
- 12A
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Drama starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton. Pensioner Harold Fry sets off from his home in Devon on an impromptu 500-mile walking trip to see a former colleague in a cancer hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed. He is joined along the way by various kind and supportive strangers, though his wife Maureen is frustrated at this sudden adventure which could have ruinous effects on Harold's own health.
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A star rating of 3 out of 5.
James Mottram
Jim Broadbent puts his best foot forward in this gentle, good-natured British drama. He plays Harold, a retiree who undertakes a trek to see an old colleague, Queenie, who is in a hospice dying of cancer. Leaving behind his home in South Devon, and his incredulous wife Maureen (Penelope Wilton), he sets out on a 500-mile hike to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Why doesn't he take the train? Because he believes his pilgrimage will keep Queenie alive, while she waits for him to arrive. Adapted by Rachel Joyce from her own novel, and unassumingly directed by Hettie Macdonald (Normal People), the movie isn't always credible - not least when Harold attracts a host of crusty followers - but the core spiritual message about finding meaning through helping others is touching. Broadbent, as ever, is first-rate, while Wilton effortlessly glides through a difficult role, as the spouse with her own emotional baggage.
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rolenameHarold FryJim BroadbentMaureen FryPenelope WiltonQueenieLinda BassettRexJoseph MydellDavid FryEarl CaveMartinaMonika GossmannMickMaanuv ThiaraGarage GirlNina SinghFarmer's wifeClaire Rushbrook
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rolenameDirectorHettie Macdonald
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Theatrical distributor
eOne
Released on
2023-04-28
Languages
English
Guidance
Swearing, sexual references, drug abuse
Formats
Colour
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