The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ( film ) - wikipedia The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ( film ) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Theatrical release poster Directed by Mike Newell Produced by Paula Mazur Mitchell Kaplan Graham Broadbent Pete Czernin Written by Don Roos Tom Bezucha Based on The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Starring Lily James Michiel Huisman Glen Powell Jessica Brown Findlay Katherine Parkinson Matthew Goode Tom Courtenay Penelope Wilton Music by Alexandra Harwood Cinematography Zac Nicholson Edited by Paul Tothill Production company Blueprint Pictures Mazur / Kaplan Company Distributed by StudioCanal Release date April 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 09 ) ( London premiere ) April 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 20 ) Country United Kingdom Language English Box office $9,713,278 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a 2018 British historical drama directed by Mike Newell and written by Don Roos and Tom Bezucha. The film is based on the 2008 novel of the same name, written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The film entered pre-production in January 2017, with filming beginning in March 2017. The film is being distributed and financed by the French company StudioCanal. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Plot In 1941, a group of four English people, two men and two women, are walking at night - time in occupied Guernsey. They are stopped by Germans for breaching curfew. When asked for their reason, one of the women notices a book in the pocket of one of the Germans and says that they were at a book group. Collectively they make up the book group 's name : the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and avoid arrest when one of the men throws up on the soldiers ' boots. Jump to January of 1946, and Juliet Ashton is on a cross-country tour across England to promote her latest book, written under her pen - name Izzy Bickerstaff. She has just been contracted, through her publisher, Sidney Stark, to write stories for The Times Literary Supplement about the benefits of literature. Juliet does not have a permanent residence after her home with her parents was bombed during the war. She has an American boyfriend, Mark, who gives her enormous quantities of high quality flowers and is obviously very well - off. She dresses up for a night out with him but does not enjoy it, appearing to feel uncomfortable about celebrating so soon after the war. Juliet receives a letter from Dawsey Adams, a complete stranger from Guernsey who has come into possession of her copy of Essays of Elia and who wants to know about where to find a bookshop in England to buy another book by the same author, Charles Lamb. He tells her that he is part of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which meets each Friday after having been created as a cover for residents breaking curfew during the German occupation of Guernsey. Juliet sends another book by Lamb and his sister, Tales from Shakespeare. She asks for more information about the society and how it came into being. Juliet decides that she would like to write about the society and arranges immediate passage to the island. Mark proposes with a very expensive ring before Juliet embarks on the ferry. She accepts and wears the ring for the journey. On arrival at Guernsey, Juliet arranges accommodation with Charlotte Stimple then attends the meeting of the Society where she is treated as a great celebrity by four of the original members, Dawsey Adams, Amelia Maugery, Isola Pribbey and Eben Ramsey. Eben 's young grandson, Eli, is a fifth member. Knowing, from Dawsey 's letters, that Elizabeth McKenna was the founder of the Society, Juliet asks as to her whereabouts and is told that she is overseas. After sampling a piece of Eben 's Potato Peel Pie and a glass of Isola 's gin, and hearing stories about the group 's activities during the war, including the way Dawsey found her old book in which she had printed her name and address, Juliet lets slip that she is planning to write a book about the Society. All members of the group react badly saying that they will not allow this. At the end of the night a small child runs into the room and calls Dawsey ' Daddy '. Juliet is told that she is Elizabeth 's daughter, Kit. Instead of returning home at the end of the weekend, Juliet remains in Guernsey to conduct research telling the group members that she will not write about them but will write about the German occupation. Over the following days various members of the group start to open up about the situation with Elizabeth and Juliet discovers that she was arrested by the Germans and sent to the continent. They are still hoping that she will return home soon. Juliet rings Mark, who is in the armed forces, and asks him to try to locate Elizabeth. Juliet continues her research and assists with looking after Kit. After reading some of the work that Juliet wrote about the Society, Charlotte Stimple tells her that she has been misled by the Society and that Elizabeth was no saint. She hints that Elizabeth was putting it out to the Germans to get luxuries. Juliet asks Dawsey who confirms that he is not actually Kit 's father, but the father was a German doctor, Christian Hellman, who worked with Elizabeth at the local hospital. He had been sent back to the continent but his ship had been sunk in transit and he was killed. Amelia later indicates that the Society has been keeping it quiet because they fear Christian 's parents finding out about Kit and taking her away. One day Mark arrives out of the blue and sees Juliet talking to Dawsey. It is clear that they are close. He also notices that Juliet is not wearing her engagement ring. After talking about this, Mark pulls out an envelope with information about Elizabeth. Juliet arranges for the Society to meet and tells them that Elizabeth was in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. A witness reported that after trying to protect a fellow prisoner she was shot. Juliet and Mark leave the island and return to London but Juliet is unable to settle back into her previous life. She breaks up with Mark then starts writing about the Society. When her manuscript is finished she gives a copy to her publisher and posts a copy to the Society. Dawsey reads her letter out loud to the group and realises that Juliet has broken up with Mark and he has a chance with her. He immediately arranges for the group to look after Kit and gets on the ferry to London. At the same time Juliet arranges to return to Guernsey. She is embarking on the ferry when she notices Dawsey has just disembarked and is on the wharf. She calls to him, then runs after him. Dawsey tells her he is there to see her and has written a letter to her so he does n't forget what he wants to say. Juliet jumps in and asks him to marry her. He says yes Some time later Dawsey is reading to Kit with Juliet next to him, both Dawsey and Juliet wearing wedding rings. Cast Lily James as Juliet Ashton Michiel Huisman as Dawsey Adams Glen Powell as Mark Reynolds Jessica Brown Findlay as Elizabeth McKenna Katherine Parkinson as Isola Pribby Matthew Goode as Sidney Stark Tom Courtenay as Eben Ramsey Penelope Wilton as Amelia Maugery Production After news of the film emerged in 2010, several actresses were mentioned as potential cast members, including Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. In January 2012, Winslet agreed to portray Juliet Ashton. However, she pulled out in February 2013, alongside then - director Kenneth Branagh. In October 2016, it was confirmed that former Downton Abbey actress Lily James would play the role of Juliet Ashton. Dutch actor Michiel Huisman was also signed to portray farmer Dawsey Adams. In March 2017, five more actors were confirmed to star in the film. These included Jessica Brown Findlay as Elizabeth McKenna, Glen Powell as Mark Reynolds, Matthew Goode as Sidney Stark, Katherine Parkinson as Isola and Penelope Wilton as Amelia Maugery. Filming began in March, with no plans to film on the island of Guernsey. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 74 %, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 6 / 10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. References Jump up ^ `` Guernsey, the film, is in pre-production -- reports ''. Guernsey Press. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. ( 20 October 2016 ). `` Lily James Set To Star In ' The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 31 January 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Filming begins on Guernsey movie, but no island scenes ''. Guernsey Press. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Can Hollywood come to Guernsey ? ''. BBC News. BBC. July 22, 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012. Jump up ^ Orzeck, Kurt ( 13 January 2012 ). `` Kate Winslet to Star in Kenneth Branagh 's ' Potato Peel Pie ' ''. Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Guernsey film : Kate Winslet and Kenneth Branagh ' not involved ' ''. BBC News. BBC. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( 21 March 2017 ). `` Glen Powell, Michiel Huisman, ' Downton Abbey ' Actors Join ' Guernsey ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 12 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ( 2018 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 23 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 April 2018. External links The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society on IMDb hide Films directed by Mike Newell The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1977 ) The Awakening ( 1980 ) Bad Blood ( 1982 ) Birth of a Nation ( 1983 ) Dance with a Stranger ( 1985 ) The Good Father ( 1985 ) Amazing Grace and Chuck ( 1987 ) Soursweet ( 1988 ) Enchanted April ( 1992 ) Into the West ( 1992 ) Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) An Awfully Big Adventure ( 1995 ) Donnie Brasco ( 1997 ) Pushing Tin ( 1999 ) Mona Lisa Smile ( 2003 ) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( 2005 ) Love in the Time of Cholera ( 2007 ) Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time ( 2010 ) Great Expectations ( 2012 ) The Interestings ( 2016 ) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ( 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society_(film)&oldid=845462592 '' Categories : 2018 films English - language films 2010s drama films Films directed by Mike Newell Films produced by Graham Broadbent Guernsey Films shot in London Films shot in the United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Euskara Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 11 June 2018, at 23 : 39. 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Question: when does the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society movie come out
Answer: April 20, 2018