Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
While cuddling up into a blanket on the couch the other
night, I did a scan of available movies and happened on “Oranges and Sunshine”. It turned out to be a wonderful choice! Emily
Watson portrayed the social worker, Margaret Humphreys, with such heartfelt-emotion;
I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. She
told the tale of hundreds of English children being shipped off to Australia,
and just left in the care of the deviant church groups or put to work at ages
as young as eight. The policy of that time was so focused on removing the
children from poverty stricken homes or unwed mothers that they never
considered the fact they were sending them to places as bad or worse. This was
a new peek into a social policy that I had never thought possible, much less
even heard anything about. All of this was capped off with the government’s
denial, both governments, that it had even occurred!
There are ups and downs as you go through the movie but she
is a new hero in my book. Emily Watson
portrays the strength needed to doggedly complete an almost impossible task and
still show a soft, caring side as she mothers her children and the adult
children of the horrific incident. This is a definite must see.
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