Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
# Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution

Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK), and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival, and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.

## Cast

* Catherine Tate as Dorothy Ratcliffe
* Iain Glen as Frank Ratcliffe
* Brittany Ashworth as Alex Ratcliffe
* Heike Makatsch as Frau Unger
* Jessica Barden as Mary Ratcliffe
* Christian Brassington as Thomas
* Nigel Betts as Uncle Philip
* Robert Daniel Lowe as Otto
* Ottilia Borbáth as Frau Glock
* Béla Fesztbaum as 1st Stasi Officer
* Fanni Futár as Uti
* Imola Gáspár as Art Teacher
* Ákos Horváth as 2nd Border Guard
* Barna Illyés as Gym Teacher
* John Kirk as Mr. Murray
* Karl Kranzkowski as Rector
* Uwe Lauer as Truck Driver
* Piroska Móga as Ursula
* Ben O'Brien as 2nd Stasi Officer
* Gábor Pintér as 1st Border Guard
* Alexander Scheer as Willi
* Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Jerzy
* Katharina Thalbach as Anna
* Susan Tordoff as Mary's Teacher
* Stephan Wolf-Schönburg as Herr Vort

## Reception

As of June 2020, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, 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 Catherine Tate and Brittany Ashworth. The film won the Audience Award at the Wurzburg International Film Weekend.

