18 March 2021
Misbehaviour (2020)
Oscar nominee Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride & Prejudice) leads this 2020 British comedy-drama is based on the true story of the women who disrupted and subverted the 1970 Miss World pageant.
It stars BAFTA nominee and Black Reel winner Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle, Concussion, and the upcoming Loki miniseries), Oscar nominees Lesley Manville (Harlots, The Crown); and Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine), as well as BAFTA nominees Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Fargo); Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty, Summer of Rockets), Rhys Ifans (Official Secrets); and Charlotte Spencer (Sanditon).
Loreece Harrison and The Crown’s Princess Diana, Emma Corrin (who spent her gap year volunteering in Knysna, and whose mom is South African) play South African contestants Pearl Jansen and Jillian Jessup respectively.
Directed by BAFTA winner Philippa Lowthorpe (The Third Day, Call the Midwife), Misbehaviour is a feelgood flick with 85% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
As Guardian says, you’ll find “a very British sort of wackiness to this bizarre and farcical true story from the annals of pop culture, told here with charm and fun.”
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