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Allelujah

  • 2022
  • 1h 39m
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6.0/10
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Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, David Bradley, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, Jesse Akele, and Bally Gill in Allelujah (2022)
The story of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital threatened with closure.
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The story of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital threatened with closure.The story of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital threatened with closure.The story of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital threatened with closure.

  • Director
    • Richard Eyre
  • Writers
    • Alan Bennett
    • Heidi Thomas
  • Stars
    • Jesse Akele
    • Lorraine Ashbourne
    • Nivedita Bhargava
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    2K
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    • Director
      • Richard Eyre
    • Writers
      • Alan Bennett
      • Heidi Thomas
    • Stars
      • Jesse Akele
      • Lorraine Ashbourne
      • Nivedita Bhargava
    • 61User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Jesse Akele
    • Nurse Pinkney
    Lorraine Ashbourne
    Lorraine Ashbourne
    • Mrs Earnshaw
    Nivedita Bhargava
    • Mother
    David Bradley
    David Bradley
    • Joe Colman
    Nicholas Burns
    Nicholas Burns
    • Minister
    Paul Butterworth
    Paul Butterworth
    • Richard
    JP Conway
    JP Conway
    • Kieran
    Eileen Davies
    Eileen Davies
    • Molly
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Mary
    Nishu Dikshit
    • Ruha
    Patricia England
    • Mavis
    Vincent Franklin
    Vincent Franklin
    • Mr Salter
    Bally Gill
    Bally Gill
    • Dr Valentine
    Gerard Horan
    Gerard Horan
    • Mr Earnshaw
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Ambrose
    Catherine Jayes
    • Pianist
    Rajinder Kaur
    • Nani
    Harsheen Kaur
    • Shirina
    • Director
      • Richard Eyre
    • Writers
      • Alan Bennett
      • Heidi Thomas
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    • Trivia
      The point about the Earnshaws needing their mother to hang on for another three months relates to UK Inheritance Tax. No tax is payable on any gift given more than seven years before the giver dies. If however, the giver dies within seven years, tax can be applied retrospectively. There is a sliding scale, known as taper relief, so that if the giver dies six years after the gift (as here), the tax rate is 8% (from a maximum of 40%).

      In the case of large transfers (eg a property), even after various allowances are taken into account, 8% can amount to a significant sum.
    • Goofs
      After a death, a pulse is checked using a thumb. You should never take a pulse using your thumb as it has its own pulse.
    • Quotes

      Sister Gilpin: I mean, all these managers, all they think about is movement isn't it? Like the hospital system is just some giant bowel that has to keep pumping out shit.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Dame Judi Dench/Hugh Jackman/Michael B. Jordan/Eugene Levy/Paul Rudd/Michael Douglas/Pink (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      For the Good Times
      Written by Kris Kristofferson

      Performed by Perry Como

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    7/10

    Allelujah

    When a small geriatric hospital in Northern England is threatened with closure, the staff and patients rally together to try and save it. There might be a glimmer of hope with this task as the government consultant tasked with the final evaluation - "Colin" (Russell Tovey) has his estranged father " Joe" (David Bradley) in that self same facility. The place is run under the benignly imperious hand of "Sister Gilpin" (Jennifer Saunders) with Bally Gill's "Dr. Valentine" tending to their clinical needs. As you'd expect with Alan Bennett, this comes at you from the left of the political spectrum, and highlights what he sees as the short-termism of fiscally based decision making. To that end, Sir Richard Eyre has assembled a strong cast of formidable character actors to portray the patients. Most notable amongst them, for me, was Julia McKenzie and Bradley is also on great form as the curmudgeonly old gent coming to terms with his predicament and his successful, gay, son. There is plenty of dry humour, observational sarcasm to the fore and Saunders and Gill have quite a nice chemistry between them as they both strive to care for their elderly charges. I can't say that I loved the ending. It is thought provoking, but somehow seemed just a little over-dramatic and unnecessary. That said, though, the ensemble cast reminded me very much "Quartet" (2012) with strong leading characters and familiar faces at every turn helping to highlight the serious (and lighter) issues of the ageing process for both the older folks and for those charged with keeping them well. Not sure it really needs a cinema to enjoy, but it's still well worth ninety minutes.
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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2023 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aleluia
    • Filming locations
      • Wakefield Westgate Railway Station, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK(Train station)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Pathe UK
      • BBC Film
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      • $5,631,642
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
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