Brexit: The Uncivil War
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
1979, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK
8 February 1944, Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
5 April 1970, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
30 June 1981, Billericay, Essex, England, UK
22 November 1890, Lille, Nord, France
1971, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2 March 1960
March 02, 2019
Some of the glaring errors in an early version of the script-which was leaked to The Daily Beast last summer-have been cut, but there are plenty of inaccurate and downright misleading scenes in the final production.
February 13, 2019
A whimper rather than a bang seems an entirely appropriate note to end on.
January 20, 2019
The film does an impressive job explaining the complicated operation while still delivering a fast-paced and entertaining story.
February 06, 2019
Benedict Cumberbatch turns in a superlative eye-catching performance.
January 18, 2019
It's reductive and ham-fisted in its direction, sure, but still makes for a breezily engaging tale.
January 22, 2019
90 minutes of shocking but surprisingly entertaining political theater.
January 18, 2019
Brexit is nicely ambiguous as to whether Cummings is a misguided genius or simply a talented opportunist, and Cumberbatch is excellent at conveying the lonely monomania of a man stubbornly devoted to principles that only he recognizes.
January 18, 2019
It's simplistic but in its simplicity it captures the appalling crudeness and lack of nuance that is often the populist message from Donald Trump, Doug Ford and others.
February 22, 2019
Haynes functionally directs this sort of political and procedural thriller in which, in a way that is perhaps too obvious and didactic, the triumph of Eurosceptics is presented to us as tragic but inevitable. [Full Review in Spanish]
February 01, 2019
While not as balanced as advertised, HBO's new movie, Brexit: The Uncivil War, offers fascinating insight into the political upheaval reverberating through the Western world.
February 21, 2019
That Graham has managed to make a functioning drama out of Brexit, let alone such a riveting one, feels a little bit miraculous.
February 12, 2019
The scene with which the [director Toby Haynes] closes the film... is a must. [Full review in Spanish]
