The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from the ex-Yugoslavia are arriving. Football rivals, and political adversaries from the Balkans all precipitate conflict and amusing situations. Meanwhile, the lives of four English families are affected in different ways by encounter with the refugees.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic79/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Jasmin DizdarDirector
- Jasmin DizdarWriter
Cast
- Charlotte ColemanPortia Thornton
- Charles KayGeorge Thornton
- Rosalind AyresNora Thornton
- Julian FirthEdward Thornton
- Edward JewesburyJoseph Thornton
- Nicholas FarrellDr Mouldy
- Danny NussbaumGriffin Midge
- Roger SlomanRoger Midge
- Heather TobiasFelicity Midge
- Kenan HudaverdiRailway Worker
- Faruk PrutiCroat
- Dado JehanSerb
Stills
Themes
englandrefugeebosnian war (1992-95)