Summaries

A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.

Based on real events, the dramatic thriller "Gareth Jones" chronicles a British investigative journalist as he travels deep into the Soviet Union to uncover an international conspiracy. His life-or-death journey inspires George Orwell's "Animal Farm". The director of the film is Agnieszka Holland.

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones (Norton) 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.

Details

Keywords
  • famine
  • journalist
  • ukraine
  • reference to joseph stalin
  • accidental cannibalism
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • Biography
Release date Oct 24, 2019
Countries of origin United Kingdom Ukraine Poland
Language English Russian Ukrainian Welsh
Filming locations Kharkiv, Ukraine
Production companies Kinorob Film Produkcja Parkhurst

Box office

Budget $10000000
Gross worldwide $2855316

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 21m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

Synopsis

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