title: Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
text: # 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.
  
  