FILM
Oranges and Sunshine tells the true story of Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered the deportation of over 130,000 children in care from the UK to Australia. Almost single-handedly, she fought to reunite the now-grown-up migrants — who had been told by the authorities that their parents were dead — with their families. She brought worldwide attention to the scandal, forcing the British and Australian governments to apologise for the scheme. This is an eye-opening, moving film with a stunning performance by Watson. If you’re in the mood for something intelligent and real, this is the perfect Sunday afternoon weepie. Look out for our exclusive interview with Humphreys in the April issue, on sale now.
DVD
Two brilliant British films were released on DVD this week. First, Made in Dagenham, which tells the inspiring story of a group of women who made history by going on strike. Their goal was to earn the same as their male colleagues, manifested in the Equal Pay Act 1970. With gutsy performances from Sally Hawkins, Rosamund Pike and Bob Hoskins this is the ultimate Mother’s Day bonding film.
If you fancy something a little lighter, Tamara Drewe is a very British comedy based on Posy Simmonds’ Guardian cartoon strip. The film centres around Tamara (Gemma Arterton), who returns to wreak chaos in the rural village where she grew up. Tamsin Greig is brilliant as the long suffering wife of philandering novelist Nicholas Hardiment (Roger Allam), and pop star Ben (Dominic Cooper) does a rather good drumming section routine – not to be missed.
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