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Tuesday 22 October 2024 at 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm) at Haddenham Village Hall SUMMERLAND (12A) 99 mins Director: Jessica Swale Starring: Gemma Atherton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay Synopsis: Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed. An intensely emotional story of love's endurance in trying times. Awards: Reviews: "Summerland's lilting, soft-focus approach is part of its considerable appeal, but there is sharpness here too, where it counts." **** DAILY TELEGRAPH "This boasts real substance beneath the surface, keeping its feet on the ground and its head in the clouds." **** OBSERVER "Canny and adorable, Summerland's a family film with a difference." **** EVENING STANDARD
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