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Brexit

Original title: Brexit: The Uncivil War
  • TV Movie
  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
18K
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Benedict Cumberbatch in Brexit (2019)
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as strategist Dominic Cummings in the HBO movie "Brexit," detailing the story behind the vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
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Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

  • Director
    • Toby Haynes
  • Writer
    • James Graham
  • Stars
    • Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Sarah Belcher
    • Malcolm Freeman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Toby Haynes
    • Writer
      • James Graham
    • Stars
      • Benedict Cumberbatch
      • Sarah Belcher
      • Malcolm Freeman
    • 111User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 12 nominations total

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    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Dominic Cummings
    Sarah Belcher
    • Female Consultant
    Malcolm Freeman
    • Male Consultant
    Lucy Russell
    Lucy Russell
    • Elizabeth Denham
    Oliver Birch
    • Policy Strategist 1
    Ross Hatt
    Ross Hatt
    • Policy Strategist 2
    Liz White
    Liz White
    • Mary Wakefield
    Simon Paisley Day
    Simon Paisley Day
    • Douglas Carswell
    John Heffernan
    John Heffernan
    • Matthew Elliott
    Lee Boardman
    Lee Boardman
    • Arron Banks
    Paul Ryan
    Paul Ryan
    • Nigel Farage
    Kate O'Flynn
    Kate O'Flynn
    • Victoria Woodcock
    Tim Steed
    Tim Steed
    • Daniel Hannan
    Nicholas Day
    Nicholas Day
    • John Mills
    Tim McMullan
    Tim McMullan
    • Bernard Jenkin
    Richard Durden
    Richard Durden
    • Bill Cash
    Henrietta Clemett
    • Lucy Thomas
    Rory Kinnear
    Rory Kinnear
    • Craig Oliver
    • Director
      • Toby Haynes
    • Writer
      • James Graham
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    closetogivingup

    ITS AMAZING, ITs truthfull and it shows you behind the scenes.

    I wont write a long review as I am near the end of the film-docu. but its been an eyeopener for me! I am an Avid BREXITEER. But one who has made his mind up with my wife is is from another country outside the EU.

    We had to deal with the EU some years ago when my wife had to apply for a visa to come and stay here in England, The hoops the EU legislations made her jump through were shocking! Criminal background checks for both of us and it cost use around 3000 Euros and took 2.5 years to finalise, YET we are seeing people land on our beaches or be invited in by the left with open arms who we know nothing about? My wife has degrees in teaching and specialises in teaching kids with Aspergers, ADHD ect but we still had to go through all the rigma, How is this right?

    For me the Film-Docu shows how flawed the eu and its machine is, how one sided the left and eu are.

    IF you want a great insight into the truth you MUST watch this!
    Gordon-11

    Words and marketing campaigns

    This tells the story of an almost unknown man who changed the lives of a nation forever. Lives of generations to come are reduced to just words and marketing campaigns. It makes me very sad.
    Kirpianuscus

    great

    It is one of films who you see, at the first, for Benedict Cumberbatch. Than, scene by scene, you understand. The mechanism of a war. A terrible one. About hidden tools. About politic and about profound convictions. "Brexit" is the fine choice for discover the essence of a special process, almost endless. Because , in fact, it is not exactly a film about United Kingdom and its future or about European Union. It represents the film about us, about connections, truths, believes and causes. For me, it is a profound powerful film for its great honesty. A film about the fall of a time. About ambition more than realism. About myths and lies and fears. And about, off course, force of vote, pressure of democracy. One of the most old and respectable. Maybe, a little, about consequences. Short, a useful film.
    8pjames10

    As an American, this film tore my guts out.

    I'm also an ad guy who's spent his share of time in offices beating up strategy on white boards, so I was sucked right in and saw a bit of myself. The lead character Dominic was like most of the folks in media industries that serve some great big unseen master. We put our noses to the grindstone, put our hearts on the paper for the elusive "win", yet we overlook the damage we potentially could be causing to the world. And what damage they have done. I found out things I hadn't known before, like the role of the Mercers being behind both big data companies, thus guaranteeing their influence on the referendum. And that is where I started to pull on my guts. That they had not only done it to England but had done it to America; manipulated politics, empowering an element of society that we should be leaving in the dark cellar of the 20th century. The fear of the other on an ever shrinking world controlled by ever more powerful and terrible titans is a regression. But the story is still being told and we will know the conclusion... maybe. I highly recommend this film and leave one thought: In this ever more loud and volatile world, we must listen more than we talk.
    8LiamCullen6

    Terrifying

    In the run-up to the 2016 referendum, nobody in the UK - or elsewhere, for that matter - genuinely believed that Vote Leave would win (similarly to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election result). It seemed more or less incomprehensible that Remain would be defeated. This is arguably evidenced by the fact that there were no rules set out for the referendum and the meaning of its outcome (e.g. that it should require more than a measly 2% majority to invoke such major Constitutional upheaval) and that David Cameron resigned almost immediately thereafter.

    This energetic and witty film explores just how the rug was swept out from under us all, and highlights how dangerous social media can be when used as a weapon. Unsurprisingly, Benedict Cumberbatch gives yet another engrossing performance, with an impressive and entertaining ensemble as well.

    Whether you were politically-engaged in relation to the referendum or completely overwhelmed by all the jargon (and utter lies), this is an insightful drama well worth a watch. Although, don't expect it to outline what is certain to happen next in the Brexit saga: that'll be down to the fool at the helm of the ship, and her band of dim-witted and utterly divided crew.

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    • Trivia
      Despite being a 'remain' advocate, Benedict Cumberbatch only agreed to do the film after he had been assured by James Graham, who wrote Brexit: The Uncivil War, that it is not going to end up being just a 'pro-EU stitch-up.'
    • Goofs
      Cummings is found typing on his laptop in a storeroom completely in the dark. There should be some illumination from the laptop's monitor.
    • Quotes

      Dominic Cummings: ...as a global society we are entering a series of profound economic, cultural, social and political transitions, the like of which the world has never seen: massive increase in resource requirements, rising tide of religious extremism, the synthesis of the generational inequalities in the West on an historic level.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #2.9 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: 1st movement. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 2019 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • All4 (United Kingdom)
      • Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brexit: The Uncivil War
    • Filming locations
      • Kensington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Baffin Media
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • House Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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