Oranges and Sunshine
(2010)
Based on real events
this film from director Jim Loach stars Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving
and David Wenham. In the 1980s a British social worker helps adults
find their families after they were forcibly relocated to the
colonies as children.
It seems that this
film largely sticks to historical fact although it does focus
specifically on children sent to Australia while it appears the
scheme the film is about also sent children to other countries as
well. What the film does really well is handle delicate issues in an
understated nature without going over the top and becoming a
melodrama. David Wenham has the best character in the film as one of
the adults that was sent to Australia, his character is complex and
it takes nearly the whole film to unwrap.
3/5
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