Red Joan

Red Joan
UK Theatrical release poster
Directed bydirector
Written bywriter
Produced byproducer
Starring
Narrated bynarrator
CinematographyZac Nicholson
Edited byKristina Hetherington
Music byGeorge Fenton
Production
companies
Distributed bydistributor
Release dates
  • 7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) (United Kingdom)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9.8 million[1][2]

Red Joan is a 2018 British spy drama film, directed by Trevor Nunn, from a screenplay by Lindsay Shapero. The film stars Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes, Ben Miles, Nina Sosanya, Tereza Srbova, and Judi Dench.

The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Jennie Rooney, which was itself inspired by the life of Melita Norwood.[3] Norwood worked at the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association as a secretary and supplied the Soviet Union with nuclear secrets.[4] The information that Norwood betrayed to the Soviets hastened the pace at which they developed nuclear bomb technology.[5]

Red Joan had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018 and was released on 19 April 2019, by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom.

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  2. ^ "Red Joan (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (7 September 2017). "Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson to star in Trevor Nunn's 'Red Joan' (exclusive)". Screendaily. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "'Red Joan' explores real-life spy's recruitment, life and dilemma". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ LaSalle, Mick (22 April 2019). "Review: Judi Dench shows range in 'Red Joan,' portraying a complete idiot". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 12 May 2019.