Mr. Jones (2019 film)

Mr. Jones
UK theatrical release poster
PolishObywatel Jones
LiterallyCitizen Jones
UkrainianЦіна правди
LiterallyThe Price of Truth
Directed byAgnieszka Holland
Written byAndrea Chalupa
Produced by
  • Andrea Chalupa
  • Stanislaw Dziedzic
  • Angus Lamont
  • Egor Olesov
  • Klaudia Smieja
  • Magdalena Zimecka
Starring
CinematographyTomasz Naumiuk
Edited byMichal Czarnecki
Music byAntoni Lazarkiewicz
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
    • 10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) (Berlinale)
    • 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) (Poland)
    • 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) (Ukraine)
    • 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
119 minutes
Countries
  • Poland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
Languages
Box office$2.8million (World wide)

Mr. Jones (Mr Jones in British release; Polish: Obywatel Jones, lit.'Citizen Jones'; Ukrainian: Ціна правди, lit.'The Price of Truth') is a 2019 thriller biographical film written and co-produced by Andrea Chalupa and directed by Agnieszka Holland. It is based on the true story of the Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, who uncovers the truth of the devastating famine ('Holodomor') in which millions died in the Ukrainian Republic, Soviet Union.

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.