Mr. Pip is a movie directed by Andrew Adamson in 2012 and based on the book Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, first published in 2006. The movie features Hugh Laurie, Xzannjah Matsi, Healesville Joel, Eka Darville, Kerry Fox, Florence Korokoro, and others.
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Storyline
While a conflict wages in the Bougainville province of Papua New Guinea, a young girl finds herself captivated by the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The story is being read aloud at school by the sole white man in the village, and the girl becomes engrossed in its narrative.
Movie vs Book
Year
2012
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Mr. Pip
Director: Andrew Adamson
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2012
Length: 1h56m
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Year
2006
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.30
S: Goodreads
Book
Mister Pip
Author: Lloyd Jones
Country: New Zealand
First published in: 2006
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
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