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Feel-good comedy-drama about the unlikely relationship between a cantankerous actor (British acting royalty Brian Cox) and his Hungarian caregiver (newcomer...
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.
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67 %33 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
60 %64 reviewsAudience score rating
"It's funny, unexpected and profoundly moving."
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Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile"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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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Cox carries it off with wit and flair; König is rather good too, and the screenplay has many witty touches."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Brian Cox is at his bellicose best in this low-key drama."
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Stuff
Stuff"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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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"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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Herald Sun
Herald Sun"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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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Carer | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong coarse language
- Runtime
- 88
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
