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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 54/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 73% of the 6,764 2020s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom BulloughWriter
- Josh HyamsWriter
- Marc EvansDirector
Cast
- Toby JonesPhilip Burton
- Lesley ManvilleMa Smith
- Harry LawteyRichard Jenkins Jr.
- Aimee-Ffion EdwardsCecilia 'Cis' Jenkins
- Aneurin BarnardEifed James
- Steffan RhodriDic Jenkins
- Mali O'DonnellPhyllis Dolan
- Alfie LlewellynEvans
- Dylan JonesMorgan
- Rhys ap WilliamMr David
- Agnes EvansRhianon
- Amelia PorterMarian
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Themes
walesadoptive fatherbiographybased on true storyteacher student relationshipinspiring story1940slower-middle-classbased on real person