Fresh
A good-looking and exceedingly polite film where perhaps a more complex one with less good manners would have been better.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Overview
Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.
Director and cast
- Amma Asante Director
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Dido Elizabeth Belle
- Tom Wilkinson as Lord Mansfield
- Miranda Richardson as Lady Ashford
- Sarah Gadon as Elizabeth
- Sam Reid as John Davinier
- Matthew Goode as Captain Sir John Lindsay
- Emily Watson as Lady Mansfield
- Tom Felton as James Ashford
- Penelope Wilton as Lady Mary Murray
- James Norton as Oliver Ashford
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's an old-fashioned movie with a very modern streak, centered by a vibrant star turn by Mbatha-Raw, whose watchful, wise Dido makes an enchanting heroine.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Charming and stirring.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
Luminous British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw brings a hope and intelligent hunger to Dido. She's loved by her family enough to have a sense of belonging but hemmed in by broader cultural realities to experience moments of unease.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
The film simply looks lovely, never moreso than when Mbatha-Raw is on screen.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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