The Carer
Feel-good comedy-drama about the unlikely relationship between a cantankerous actor (British acting royalty Brian Cox) and his Hungarian caregiver (newcomer Coco König).
Dorottya (König) is an aspiring Hungarian actress who has one burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor Sir Michael Gifford (Cox) is suffering from an incurable disease, and also has one desire: to be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer, they both try to find a way to help each other.
2014Rating: MA15+, Strong coarse language88 minsUK
Drama
- Director:
- Janos Edelenyi ('Prima Primavera')
- Writer:
- Gilbert AdairJanos Edelenyi
- Cast:
- Coco KönigEmilia FoxAnna ChancellorKarl JohnsonSelina CadellAndrew HavillRoger Moore
The Carer / Reviews
The Telegraph
János Edelényi’s The Carer brings nothing to the party apart from the kind of clenched, eyelid-twitching grin of enforced affability that quickly loses any charm it ever had.
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Cox carries it off with wit and flair; König is rather good too, and the screenplay has many witty touches.
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Hollywood Reporter
The film mainly rests on Cox’s shoulders, and he has one of his best roles as the maddeningly self-absorbed but shrewdly observant actor.
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Herald Sun
The Carer actually turns out to be better than most iterations of this hoary old set-up. It is all because there is some lasting fizz to the two effervescent lead performances on display here.
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Empire Magazine
Cox will always be watchable, and goes for it here, but the film's makers seem not to know the potential of their own film.
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