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• Comedy
• Drama

• 2019
• Philippa Lowthorpe
• 106 mins
• 12A

Summary

Comedy drama based on a true story, starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jessie Buckley. In 1970, student Sally Alexander struggles with the sexism of her professors. Meanwhile, in the lead-up to the Miss World contest, to be held in London, budding beauty queen Jennifer Hosten struggles with the event's racism. Paths converge when Sally and her activist friend Jo Robinson plan to disrupt the pageant during its live broadcast.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jeremy Aspinall

Like Made in Dagenham (2010) and Pride (2014), this richly rewarding comedy drama spotlights a significant moment in British social and cultural history. With a backdrop of a not-so-swinging London beleaguered by anti-apartheid protests, director Philippa Lowthorpe and a top-notch ensemble cast chronicle the lead-up to disruption of the 1970 Miss World contest by the nascent Women's Liberation Movement during a live-to-millions BBC broadcast compered by Bob Hope. Rebecca Frayn's beautifully constructed script avoids sermonising and places the dynamic between characters at its heart: Keira Knightley's genteel but frustrated university activist and Jessie Buckley's furious feminist; Gugu Mbatha-Raw's serene Miss Grenada and her Black South African counterpart (Loreece Harrison); and Miss World producers Eric and Julia Morley (Rhys Ifans and Keeley Hawes). Even the marriage of comic legend Hope (Greg Kinnear) - whose tacky one-liners sparked the outrage - and long-suffering wife Dolores (Lesley Manville) is given insightful treatment. Misbehaviour acts as both a fascinating history lesson for the uninitiated and a resonant reflection on equality, diversity, race and chauvinism today.

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6.4/10

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Cast

rolenameSally AlexanderKeira KnightleyJennifer Hosten (Miss Grenada)Gugu Mbatha-RawJo RobinsonJessie BuckleyJulia MorleyKeeley HawesEvelyn AlexanderPhyllis LoganDolores HopeLesley ManvilleEric MorleyRhys IfansBob HopeGreg KinnearSandra Anne Wolsfeld (Miss USA)Suki WaterhouseSarahRuby BentallPearl Janssen (Miss Africa South)Loreece HarrisonJaneLily Newmark

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rolenameDirectorPhilippa Lowthorpe

Details

Theatrical distributor

Pathe

Released on

2020-03-13

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing

Formats

Colour

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