100 mins |
Rated
PG (suggestive comments, language, and smoking)
Directed by Jessica Swale
Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gemma Arterton, Tom Courtenay, Penelope Wilton
Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed.
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
"Snappy and engaging, this period drama is infused with prickly comedy and characters who have enjoyably big personalities." - Shadows on the Wall
"This boasts real substance beneath the surface, keeping its feet on the ground and its head in the clouds." - Observer (UK)
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Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed.
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
"Snappy and engaging, this period drama is infused with prickly comedy and characters who have enjoyably big personalities." - Shadows on the Wall
"This boasts real substance beneath the surface, keeping its feet on the ground and its head in the clouds." - Observer (UK)