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Allelujah

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• Comedy
• Drama

• 2022
• Richard Eyre
• 98 mins
• 12A

Summary

Drama starring Jennifer Saunders and Bally Gill. Nicknamed "The Beth", the Bethlehem is a small geriatric hospital in Yorkshire, presided over by head nurse Sister Gilpin. When the facility's future is threatened by NHS funding cuts, Gilpin unites with Dr Valentine and assorted concerned locals to protest against its closure.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

James Mottram

Alan Bennett's 2018 play gets a wryly amusing, if sometimes creaky, film adaptation. The story is set around a fictional Yorkshire hospital that's affectionately known as "The Beth", short for "Bethlehem", and is run by Jennifer Saunders' no-nonsense but caring Sister Gilpin. While staff, locals and patients are protesting its proposed closure, the plot also circles the comings-and-goings at the hospital, with patients including Dame Judi Dench's former librarian and Sir Derek Jacobi's grammar-obsessed ex-teacher. While Saunders is the film's standout, the real emotional tug comes from David Bradley's ailing ex-miner, whose estranged son (Russell Tovey) is involved in the crackdown on the establishment. Directed by Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal), the film is slightly undermined by its narrative coincidences, while the fourth-wall-breaking finale - a well-meaning plea for the NHS - doesn't quite fit with what's gone before. Bennett's wit, though, remains as refreshing as ever.

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6.0/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameSister GilpinJennifer SaundersDr ValentineBally GillJoe ColmanDavid Bradley (2)Colin ColmanRussell ToveyAmbroseDerek JacobiMary MossJudi DenchDr JessJessica BaglowNurse PinkneyJesse Akele

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rolenameDirectorRichard Eyre

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2023-03-17

Languages

English

Guidance

swearing, sex references, discriminatory language

Formats

Colour

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