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The Scapegoat (2012)

09/09/2012 (GB)Mystery, Drama, Adventure1h 40m
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Two men, one face.

Overview

In 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, two very different men have one thing in common—a face.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Matthew Rhys

      Matthew Rhys

      John / Johnny

    2. Jodhi May

      Jodhi May

      Blanche

    3. Eileen Atkins

      Eileen Atkins

      Lady Spence

    4. Sheridan Smith

      Sheridan Smith

      Nina

    5. Andrew Scott

      Andrew Scott

      Paul

    6. Phoebe Nicholls

      Phoebe Nicholls

      Charlotte

    7. Anton Lesser

      Anton Lesser

      Father McReady

    8. Eloise Webb

      Eloise Webb

      Mary Lou

    9. Pip Torrens

      Pip Torrens

      George

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Aug 7, 2023

    The competent actor that is Matthew Rhys plays his own doppelgänger in this initially intriguing but ultimately rather flat thriller set in the UK just before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. "Standing" is a teacher who spends a night on the lash with his stunt double "Spence" - a man he had never seen before he bumped into randomly. Awakening next morning with a thick head, he finds "Spence" has fled taking his own identity with him. Before he has much chance to think things through, he finds himself subsumed into the identity of the other man - a wealthy, family man with plenty of skele...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • coronation