Oscar™ nominated [directrix] Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, Spoor, In Darkness) portrays extraordinary, hidden story of Gareth Jones', an ambitious young Welsh journalist who went to the Soviet Union in 1933 and discovered the terrifying truth behind the Stalinist Soviet utopia.The journalist investigation of young Jones quickly turned into a journey of life or death...The whole story was an inspiration for George Orwell to write "Animal Farm."
According to imdb's "Trivia":
On the April 1st, 2022 installment of "The Lawfare" podcast, screenwriter Andrea Chalupa reports how during the course of filming "Mr. Jones", they reached out to the New York Times for permission to quote directly from Walter Duranty's article that denied a famine had taken place in Ukraine, but the Times refused to grant permission.
But, this good movie was not made in Hollywood. Production companies were Polish, British, and Ukranian
Of course imdb.com puts their thumb on the scale. The arithmetical average rating is 7.2, but imdb.com adjusts it down to 6.9. Both are low, imho.
Palm Springs International Film Festival: 2020 Winner Best of the Fest Audience Vote
Agnieszka Holland is a traitor to Poland with that garbage movie about Polish border guards.