Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

★ 7.5IMDb Score
Released:2016-10-15
Duration:94 min
Director:Roger Mainwood
Actors:Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Roger Allam, Virginia McKenna
Production:Lupus Films, Cloth Cat, BFI, BBC, Melusine Productions, The Little Film Company

Overview:

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

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