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6.5/10 • 162

2022-10-071h 48m

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Her story made history.

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

Directors
Stephen Frears
Writters
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan
Editors
Pia Di Ciaula

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  1. Sally Hawkins

    Sally Hawkins

    Philippa Langley

  2. Steve Coogan

    Steve Coogan

    John Langley

  3. Harry Lloyd

    Harry Lloyd

    Richard III/Pete

  4. Mark Addy

    Mark Addy

    Richard Buckley

  5. James Fleet

    James Fleet

    John Ashdown-Hill

  6. Lee Ingleby

    Lee Ingleby

    Richard Taylor

  7. Adam Robb

    Adam Robb

    Max Langley

  8. Benjamin Scanlan

    Benjamin Scanlan

    Raife Langley

  9. Amanda Abbington

    Amanda Abbington

    Sarah Levitt

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Oct 8, 2022

7/10

Sally Hawkins turns in an enthusiastic performance here as the determined Philippa Langley. Separated from her husband (Steve Coogan), she is sort of at the end of her tether when she takes her young son to see a stage version of Shakespeare's "Richard III". Taken with the tragedy of that story, she joins the local "Ricardians" and soon determines that this particular historical figure has had a bit of a bad press, and so she sets out to try and track down the hitherto unidentified location of his corpse. It's based on a true story, so we know what actually happened but the drama offered here is still quite engaging as she has to convince the powers that be to allow her to dig up their car park, then try to fend off their collective claims of success before the ultimate battle to get the man buried with some semblance of his real life status and is enjoyable to watch, especially once her adventure begins in earnest. Then together with archaeological lead Mark Addy and some spiritual assistance from Harry Lloyd's spectral version of this final Plantaget King - who, along with his horse - seems keen to help her from the grave, this film moves along entertainingly. It certainly doesn't need to be seen at the cinema, and It's a bit of a slow burn to begin with, but overall I quite enjoyed it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$1,183,336.00
Keywords
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