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Oranges and Sunshine...film UPDATE
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 23 Mar 2011 17:52 |
UPDATE....16 August 2014 |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 23 Mar 2011 19:46 |
Jim Loach the director was on Breakfast tv bbc1 this morning talking about the film.. |
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Libby | Report | 23 Mar 2011 19:55 |
Saw the trailer for this on GR's Facebook page. I want to see this but can not find when it will be showing in my area. |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 23 Mar 2011 22:04 |
Libby. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 4 Apr 2011 22:51 |
Daughter gave me an I.O.U. a trip to see this, in with her Mothering Sunday card. |
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Nickydownsouth | Report | 4 Apr 2011 23:15 |
I think i`d like to see it Gwyn.... |
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SueMaid | Report | 4 Apr 2011 23:38 |
I think it would be a very sad movie to watch. I lived next door to a man who had been sent over here (Aus.) during the 50's. He had a dreadful childhood before and after being sent over here. It left him with emotional issues and even though he had a loving wife and two wonderful children he was damaged by all he went through. Sadly he passed away a couple of years ago aged only 62. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 4 Apr 2011 23:49 |
Sue |
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Llamedos Pam | Report | 7 Apr 2011 20:14 |
I have just booked tickets to go and see it tomorrow , I read the book many years ago, I had a problem finding a cinema in my area that was showing it and have found it showing in Chapter Arts Theatre in Cardiff from tomorrow , dosnt seen that it is going to be shown in any of the large multi screen cinema's in my area. will let you know what I think of it tomorrow , I am taking a large box of tissues with me as I think it wil be rather emotional |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 8 Apr 2011 16:45 |
I really want to see this film but I will probably have to wait for the DVD |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 28 Apr 2011 23:04 |
Well I went to see Oranges and Sunshine this afternoon and it is a good film to watch.. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 3 May 2011 10:16 |
Sue |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 3 May 2011 20:34 |
I have just read the book that the film was based on, 'Empty Cradles' and I can't believe that I didn't know that all those little children were being sent out to Australia without their parents permission. My youngest child was born in 1967 the last year that the children were migrated to a completely different way of life to the one that my children had. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 4 May 2011 12:46 |
Daughter and I watched the film in Gulbenkian cinema at Canterbury yesterday. |
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George | Report | 7 May 2011 10:46 |
I saw it in Coventry a couple of weeks ago, a very good film which is well worth watching for anyone with an interest or connection to children sent overseas |
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PricklyHolly | Report | 7 May 2011 13:12 |
Three of my ancestors,who were sister's, were sent to Canada as British Home Children. I knew nothing about BHC until i started researching my family tree. Their father died when they were young and the mother kept the two older children, probably to help her with the three youngest children and the three middle daughters were put into care with Dr Barnardo's. |
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George | Report | 7 May 2011 13:53 |
to Prickly Holly, we are building a site called www.britishhomechildren.org |
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PricklyHolly | Report | 7 May 2011 16:23 |
All thanks to George and the PM he sent me, i now know that my long lost, never to be seen again Ancestor, did in fact return to England to be reunited with her family! Phew! I may be able to watch that film after all. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 7 May 2011 17:20 |
OOOh PH I'm glad that Emily made it back and I hope she met up with at least some of her family |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 7 May 2011 20:13 |
PH, |