本片改编自真人真事,是一个关于前进东德乌托邦的荒谬喜剧!从柏林墙以西到柏林墙以东;从有马克史宾瑟百货的英格兰投奔马克思与行宁的怀抱,在瑞特克里夫先生的怂恿下,瑞特克里夫一家竟然表决通过搬到人人都想逃离的共产世界,连东德边境的士兵也忍不住嘲笑他们! 一位笃信马克思主义的教授;一个早熟叛逆的性感女神;一个只有12岁的小共产间谍;还有一位看似柔弱实际上却聪慧坚强的家庭主妇,为了先生和孩子们的幸福,瑞特克里夫太太暗中密谋一场疯狂的革命逃亡,这个快被分化的妙家庭能够团结携手回到民主的世界吗?She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yorkshire to 19 below freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the cause, but his wife fought for their family: a teenage sex goddess, and a twelve year old communist spy. Will Mr Ratcliffe throw away his party card and fall in love with his brave new wife?