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IMDb rating 7
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Critic rating 6.2

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Critic Glenn Kenny
rated 5

...a pictorial delight from start to finish.

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Critic Pamela Hutchinson
rated 8

...there’s more substance, and subversion, here than meets the eye.

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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

A tale of love lost and found, told with wit and charm...

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Critic Leslie Felperin
rated 6

Smart coming-out and coming-of-age comedy.

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Critic Roger Moore
rated 5

Seaside locations on the scenic Kentish coast, a period piece story set “during the war” and a stellar cast...

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Critic Wanda Bendjelloul
rated 6

Brittisk film har tack och lov numera en kader av duktiga barnskådespelare, bland annat Lucas Bond som spelar Frank, som gör att det gjuts lite liv i spelscenerna.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Jan-Olov Andersson
rated 6

...lätt att svepas med av en berättelse som är gripande och vacker, med en uttrycksfull Gemma Arterton i centrum.

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Critic Nanna Frank Rasmussen
rated 7

Gemma Arterton er det magnetisk tiltrækkende centrum for Jessica Swales herligt bitter-romantiske film...

Read full review at Politiken

Cast & Crew

Jessica Swale
Director
Gemma Arterton
As Alice Lamb
Siân Phillips
As Margaret Corey
Tom Courtenay
As Mr. Sullivan
David Horovitch
As Albert

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Alice is a strong-willed and independent writer who has closed herself off to the world after a painful past experience. When she is forced to take in a young evacuee named Frank during World War II, she is initially resistant but eventually opens up to him and learns to love again. As they spend more time together, Alice recalls her past relationship with Vera, who broke her heart but is now revealed to be Frank's mother. Through their bond, Alice discovers the power of second chances and learns to heal old wounds. The film takes place in 1940s England, where Alice lives in a seaside cottage in Kent. The story follows her journey from isolation to connection and love, as she learns to care for Frank and confronts her painful past. The film features stunning coastal scenery and poignant performances from Gemma Arterton as Alice and Lucas Bond as Frank. It explores themes of grief, love, forgiveness, second chances, hope and the possibility of magic existing around us all along..

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