''Another Mother's Son'' is a 2017 British

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film directed by Christopher Menaul, written by Jenny Lecoat, and starring

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, Julian Kostov,

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, John Hannah, and

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. The film is based on a true story from the

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, about a

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woman named Louisa Gould (played by Seagrove), who takes in an escaped young Russian war prisoner (played by Kostov).

Premise

Louisa Gould (

) hides an escaped young Russian forced labourer, Fyodor Buriy, played by Julian Kostov, from the German forces occupying Jersey during

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, assisted by her sister Ivy Forster (

) and her brother Harold Le Druillenec (

Cast

as Louisa Gould * Julian Kostov as Fyodor "Bill" Buriy *

as Harold Le Druillenec * John Hannah as Arthur Forster *

as Ivy Forster *

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as Rex Forster * Peter Wight as René Le Mottée * Susan Hampshire as Elena Le Fevre *

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as Nicole *

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as Lily Vibert * Joanna David as Maud Vibert

Production

Christopher Menaul directed the film based on the script by Jenny Lecoat, Louisa Gould's great-niece.

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's Bill Kenwright Films produced the film with Daniel-Konrad Cooper.

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on the film began on 9 November 2015 in

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. Filming also took place at the town's historic building

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and West London Film Studios.

Release

The World Premiere Charity Gala was held in

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at the

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on 16 March 2017.

Critical reception

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website

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, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* {{Christopher Menaul 2017 films 2017 drama films 2017 war drama films 2010s British films 2010s English-language films British war drama films British World War II films English-language war drama films Films directed by Christopher Menaul Films scored by Mario Grigorov Films set on islands Films set in the Channel Islands Films set in the 1940s Films shot in England Vertigo Films films War drama films based on actual events World War II films based on actual events