The recent Colin Firth film, Operation Mincemeat is a harrowing war film which is based on a trie story. Based on Ben Macintyre’s book, the film is directed by John Madden and based on Michelle Ashford’s screenplay.
Thrilling and romantic with unprecedented amusement and endless twists, the film is a brilliant and seductive explosion of espionage elements and creative fiction, as it chronicles the idea of wars and deception against an essentially human backdrop.
While this World War II film has topped Netflix charts in certain regions, many regions have not been able to stream the film on Netflix.
Produced by See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group, the film has been sold to Netflix in certain regions for $15 million and to individual distributors on a country-by-country basis.
Here’s why the film is not available globally and the regions where one can stream the film:
Why is Netflix’s ‘Operation Mincemeat’ not available globally?
When did Operation Mincemeat begin streaming on Netflix?
Netflix began streaming Operation Mincemeat on April 15th, 2022.
What is Operation Mincemeat about?
Set during the Second World War in 1943 United Kingdom, Operation Mincemeat revolves around the counter-espionage branch of the British military, called the Twenty Committee. As the Allies are targeting Sicily, the Committee embarks on a mission to convince the Axis about their plans to attack a different city to leave Sicily unguarded, helping easier penetration.
Who are the cast members of Operation Mincemeat?
Operation Mincemeat has a massive ensemble cast. It stars the following actors in the following roles:
- Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu
- Kelly Macdonald as Jean Leslie
- Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley
- Ellie Haddington as Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley
- Ruby Bentall as Connie Bukes
- Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming
- Penelope Wilton as Hester Leggett
- Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill
- Paul Ritter as Bentley Purchase
- Jason Isaacs as Admiral John Godfrey
- Mark Gatiss as Ivor Montagu
- Hattie Morahan as Iris Montagu
- Alex Jennings as John Masterman
- Mark Bonnar as Jock Horsfall
- Lorne Macfayden as Glyndwr Michael, Sgt Roger Dearborn
- Will Keen as Salvador Gomez-Beare
- Nicholas Rowe as Captain David Ainsworth
- James Fleet as Charles Fraser-Smith
- Jonjo O’Neill as Teddy
- Rufus Wright as Lt Bill Jewell
Other notable historical figures, too, appear in the film, namely Pep Tosar as Admiral Moreno, Alexander Beyer as Karl Kuhlenthal and Nico Birnbaum as Colonel Alexis von Roenne.
Which regions are streaming Operation Mincemeat on Netflix?
Netflix has acquired the license to stream Operation Mincemeat in only six regions in North America and Latin America.
In North America, the film is streaming in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada. In Latin America, viewers in Brazil, Ecuador and Argentina have the streaming rights to the film.
Usually, films in the United States are going to several other distributors like Hulu or Paramount while those films are available on Netflix internationally. However, Netflix won the rights for streaming this Colin Firth flick in the United States as well.
While North America received the film on April 15th, Latin American regions began streaming Operation Mincemeat on May 11th, 2022.
Will Operation Mincemeat arrive to other Netflix regions?
Usually, Warner Bros films begin streaming on Netflix way after their theatrical run. In the United Kingdom, Netflix acquires rights to Warner Bros films two years after their theatrical release. So, Netflix UK viewers can expect Operation Mincemeat to arrive on Netflix within two years’ time.
In other regions, Operation Mincemeat is being distributed on a country basis. In the United Kingdom, Singapore, Greece, Switzerland, Russia and other such regions, the film is being released in the theatres.
