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(More customer reviews)A grumpy old man, who has lost a child of his own and has learned to live by himself, is told he must "do his part" when a village takes in children who have been sent to smaller towns in hopes of being safer from Hitler's bombs.
He slowly becomes a father all over again-- to a boy who has a whacko mother back home. He even becomes a teacher when it is learned that the youngster is sadly behind in his reading skills.
The mother, a religious radical and hardened bigot-- suddenly decides she wants the boy back. Then follows a very disturbing series of scenes-- child abuse pure and simple.
Tragedy also strikes the boy's best friend. The fact that this film actually ends on a hopeful and victorious note-- is to me evidence of great writing and directing!
As a viewer, I felt like I was right there in that little village-- and I was so pleased that the old man could once again allow himself to love a child.
This one should be on DVD in the U.S.
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John Thaw stars in this touching adaptation of Michelle Magorian's award-winning novel, Goodnight Mister Tom. Tom Oakley (John Thaw) is a cantankerous old man who, at the start of World War II, finds his life irrevocably changed. Without warning, little Willie Beech (Nick Robinson) is evacuated from London and sent to live with Tom in a small village. Willie is a quiet, sad child with a disturbing past, but Tom patiently takes on the job of improving Willie's reading and writing abilities and fosters his natural talent for drawing. Through Tom's friendship and attention, Willie's anxieties are smoothed away and a strong bond develops between this unlikely pair. However, just as Willie celebrates his tenth birthday, his mother summons him back to the unexpected terrors of Blitz-torn London. Aware of the nightmare that awaits the boy, Tom is forced to act to save the child... and has to fight to keep him.
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