Nativity Rocks!
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| Directed by | Debbie Isitt |
| Written by | Debbie Isitt |
| Produced by | Nick Jones |
| Starring | Simon Lipkin Celia Imrie Craig Revel Horwood Helen George Ruth Jones |
| Cinematography | Sean Van Hales |
| Music by | Nicky Ager |
Production company | Mirrorball Films |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.1 million[1] |
Nativity Rocks! is the fourth installment of the Nativity film series by Debbie Isitt. It stars Simon Lipkin, Celia Imrie, Craig Revel Horwood, Helen George and Ruth Jones. Like its predecessors, it was distributed by Entertainment One.
Plot
Doru, a child refugee from Syria, is separated from his father as he arrives in the United Kingdom. He is moved to Coventry by social worker Miss Shelly, and joins St Bernadette's Primary School, where he meets new teaching assistant Jerry Poppy, who assists him in his search for his father, amid another Christmas musical production for the school, led by impresario Emmanuel Cavendish.[2]
Cast
- Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy
- Craig Revel Horwood as Emmanuel Cavendish
- Brian Bartle as Doru
- Daniel Boys as Mr. Johnson
- Helen George as Miss Shelly
- Anna Chancellor as Clara Hargreaves
- Hugh Dennis as Robert Hargreaves
- Ramin Karimloo as Doru's Dad
- Celia Imrie as Mrs. Keen
- Ruth Jones as Farmer Beatie
- Vincent Franklin as Lord Mayor
- Meera Syal as Nina
- Jessica Hynes as Angel Matthews
- Simon Lowe as Rory B. Bellows
- Zak Mahiz as Norman Clutterbuck
Reception
The film has an audience rating of 46%, based upon twenty seven user ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
When the film was released in the United Kingdom, it opened at #5, behind Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Grinch, Bohemian Rhapsody and Robin Hood.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Nativity Rocks! - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "Nativity Rocks! review: ear-splitting proof that Mr Poppy and politics don't mix". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ Nativity Rocks! (2018). Rotten Tomatoes. [dead link]
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