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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

"Hope is a journey."

2023-04-27 Drama 1hr 48m

Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and a friend. And now, well into his 60s, he is content to fade quietly into the background of life. Until, one day – Harold learns his old friend Queenie is dying. Harold leaves home, walking to his post office to send her a letter. And out of the blue, Harold decides to keep walking, all the way to her hospice, 450 miles away.

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Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and a friend. And now, well into his 60s, he is content to fade quietly into the background of life. Until, one day – Harold learns his old friend Queenie is dying. Harold leaves home, walking to his post office to send her a letter. And out of the blue, Harold decides to keep walking, all the way to her hospice, 450 miles away.

  • Released
    2023-04-27
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    1hr 48m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Français
  • imdb-logo
    6.8
  • Production
    Embankment Films, Free Range Films, Rose Pine Productions

Crew

Hettie Macdonald
Director
Rachel Joyce
Writer
Kevin Loader
Producer
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Cast

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Harold Fry
Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Maureen Fry
Earl Cave

Earl Cave

David Fry
Bethan Cullinane

Bethan Cullinane

Young Maureen Fry
Nina Singh

Nina Singh

Garage Girl
Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Farmer’s Wife
Nick Sampson

Nick Sampson

Silver Haired Man
Adam Jackson-Smith

Adam Jackson-Smith

Young Harold Fry
Joy Richardson

Joy Richardson

Sister Philomena
Maanuv Thiara

Maanuv Thiara

Mick the Blogger
Ian Porter

Ian Porter

Jim the Oncologist
Alyson Marks

Alyson Marks

Woman with Shopping
Duggie Brown

Duggie Brown

Dog Walker
Marvin Brown

Marvin Brown

Pizza Delivery Man
Trevor Fox

Trevor Fox

Kind Man
David Gennard

David Gennard

Press Photographer
Howard Grace

Howard Grace

Mobile Home Man
Braxton Kolodny

Braxton Kolodny

David Fry, aged 10
Brian Male

Brian Male

Dressing Gown Man
Jazz Shergill

Jazz Shergill

Selfie Girl
Nick Sampson

Nick Sampson

Silver Haired Gentleman
Bogdan Silaghi

Bogdan Silaghi

Waiting Truck Driver
Leila Temirzhanova

Leila Temirzhanova

Superhero Girl

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A Review by Geronimo1967

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-04-13

"Harold" (Jim Broadbent) is having breakfast with his wife "Maureen" (Dame Penelope Wilton) when he opens a letter. It turns out to be from ... read more

"Harold" (Jim Broadbent) is having breakfast with his wife "Maureen" (Dame Penelope Wilton) when he opens a letter. It turns out to be from a colleague from the brewery in which he worked and it mentions that she is in an hospice, terminally ill with cancer. He pens the briefest of replies and sets off to post the letter. En route, he pops into the local garage for a pint of milk and encounters a young girl with blue hair (Nina Singh) who urges him not to lose hope. Her words have quite an effect. He decides to post his letter in the next post box, then the next. The next thing we know he in on a trek some 450-odd miles from their home in Devon to Berwick-upon-Tweed. That's about as far as he can actually walk without entering Scotland! Along the way he encounters some interesting characters whilst fighting a bit of a rear guard action with his bewildered wife at home (via the phone) and we are also, gradually, introduced to flashbacks illustrating the tragedy both went through with their own increasingly wayward son "David" (Earl Cave). This is a powerful tour-de-force from Broadbent. As the journey develops, his character exudes a gritty determination alongside an humanity that is touching and engaging. Dame Penelope really only features sparingly, almost like a steam valve to let us all take a breather from the intensity of the march - and that works to a certain extent, but unfortunately I found the substance of the story a bit lacking. It works better when it is just him, but as he meets and attracts hangers-on, then melodrama creeps in and increasingly diverts the theme into a rather disappointing vein of stereotype and hippiedom. There is also an implausible degree of serendipity to bits of this - as illustrated by his encounters with "Martina" (Monika Gossmann) and a cancer surgeon in a tea room. Still, I bet he hadn't met too many men who liked to lick their younger boyfriend's leaky trainers - and that, amongst other scenes, does inject a degree of humour (and an opportunity for this actor to use his hugely expressive face) to this travelogue with a difference. It felt long, not as long as his walk, but it could have maybe lost twenty minutes to keep it from meandering. There is some lovely, scenic, photography to enjoy which makes a cinema screening preferable, but it will do equally well on the telly. Characterful certainly but just a bit, well, plodding.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

"Harold" (Jim Broadbent) is having breakfast with his wife "Maureen" (Dame Penelope Wilton) when he opens a letter. It turns out to be from a colleague from the brewery in which he worked and it mentions that she is in an hospice, terminall...

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A Review by Geronimo1967

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-04-13

"Harold" (Jim Broadbent) is having breakfast with his wife "Maureen" (Dame Penelope Wilton) when he opens a letter. It turns out to be from a colleague from the brewery in which he worked and it menti...

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