95 mins |
Rated
M (Sex scenes & offensive language)
Directed by Roger Michell
Starring Fionn Whitehead, Craig Conway, Aimée Kelly, Jack Bandeira, Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage.
★★★★★ "What a lovely, rousing, finally moving film this is." - Guardian
★★★★★ "Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent shine" - Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ "It's a quirky but stirring tale, beautifully scripted by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman" - Daily Mail
★★★★ "Jim Broadbent at his best" - The Times
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In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage.
★★★★★ "What a lovely, rousing, finally moving film this is." - Guardian
★★★★★ "Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent shine" - Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ "It's a quirky but stirring tale, beautifully scripted by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman" - Daily Mail
★★★★ "Jim Broadbent at his best" - The Times