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The Bookshop
“A town without a bookshop is no town at all.”
6.5 / 10• 2017• 1h 50m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
Cast & Crew
Emily Mortimer
Florence Green
Lead
Bill Nighy
Mr. Brundish
Patricia Clarkson
Violet Gamart
James Lance
Milo North
Hunter Tremayne
Mr. Keble
Honor Kneafsey
Christine
Frances Barber
Jessie Welford
Reg Wilson
General Gamart
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Isabel Coixet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bookshop is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
