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15/07/2022 Drama, Family, Adventure 1h 35m
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A new adventure begins.

Overview

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

  1. Daniel Brocklehurst

    Writer

  2. Morgan Matthews

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jenny Agutter

    Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury

  2. Sheridan Smith

    Annie Waterbury

  3. Tom Courtenay

    Uncle Walter

  4. Beau Gadsdon

    Lily Watts

  5. KJ Aikens

    Abe

  6. Austin Haynes

    Thomas Waterbury

  7. Eden Hamilton

    Pattie Watts

  8. Zac Cudby

    Ted Watts

  9. John Bradley

    Richard Perks

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-22
Whilst I certainly felt a twinge of nostalgia whilst watching this film, I did wonder just why it was made. The original Lionel Jeffries film (1970) had a charm to it that was as much about a sense of "Britishness" and was simple, thoughtful and engaging. This latter day effort has a darker storyline that though certainly worth telling, doesn't really fit with the overall slightly lethargic timbre of the plot. A family of kids are evacuated from the bombing-prone Manchester to a small village in Yorkshire where they are adopted - after a process that seemed very random and quite risky for the ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$457,433.00

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