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(internationally released as Mr. Jones ) is a 2019 biographical thriller directed by Agnieszka Holland . It follows the real-life journey of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones as he uncovers the Holodomor , the man-made famine in 1930s Soviet Ukraine. Film Overview Release Year: 2019 Runtime: 119 minutes (some versions extend to 141 minutes) Genre: Biographical Thriller / Drama Director: Agnieszka Holland Lead Cast: James Norton as Gareth Jones Vanessa Kirby as Ada Brooks Peter Sarsgaard as Walter Duranty Joseph Mawle as George Orwell Plot Summary
Set in 1933, the story begins with Gareth Jones, a former diplomatic advisor to David Lloyd George, who is curious about how the Soviet Union is funding its rapid modernization despite global economic depression. After traveling to Moscow to interview Joseph Stalin, Jones evades his minders and enters Ukraine, where he witnesses the horrific reality of mass starvation. Mr. Jones (2019)
(internationally released as Mr. Jones ) is a 2019 biographical thriller directed by Agnieszka Holland . It follows the real-life journey of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones as he uncovers the Holodomor , the man-made famine in 1930s Soviet Ukraine. Film Overview Release Year: 2019 Runtime: 119 minutes (some versions extend to 141 minutes) Genre: Biographical Thriller / Drama Director: Agnieszka Holland Lead Cast: James Norton as Gareth Jones Vanessa Kirby as Ada Brooks Peter Sarsgaard as Walter Duranty Joseph Mawle as George Orwell Plot Summary
Set in 1933, the story begins with Gareth Jones, a former diplomatic advisor to David Lloyd George, who is curious about how the Soviet Union is funding its rapid modernization despite global economic depression. After traveling to Moscow to interview Joseph Stalin, Jones evades his minders and enters Ukraine, where he witnesses the horrific reality of mass starvation. Mr. Jones (2019)
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