''Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution'' is a 2007 British

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film, directed by

Bille Eltringham Bille Eltringham (sometimes mis-spelt 'Billie') is a British film and television director. She is a graduate of Bournemouth Film School. Her most recent film is '' Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution'' (2007). She co-directed ''The Darkest Light'' (1999) ...

and starring

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Iain Glen Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil (film series), ''Resident Evil'' film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont, Jorah Morm ...

and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to

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in 1968, during the

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. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK), and was released on 9 July 2007 at the

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, and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.

Plot

Cast

Reception

, ''Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution'' holds an 83% approval rating on

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, based on six reviews with an average rating of 5.6/10. 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

and Brittany Ashworth.Proletarian utopia? Am I bovvered? , UK news , The Observer
/ref> The film won the Audience Award at the Wurzburg International Film Weekend.

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