
Based on the true story of Louisa Gould, the drama is set during World War II on the Nazi-occupied island of Jersey. Lou took in an escaped Russian POW and hid him over the war's course. The tension mounts as it becomes clear that Churchill will not risk an assault to recapture the British soil, and the island-community spirit begins to fray under pressures of hunger, occupation and divided loyalty. Against this backdrop, Lou fights to preserve her family's sense of humanity ... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the true story of Louisa Gould, the drama is set during World War II on the Nazi-occupied island of Jersey. Lou took in an escaped Russian POW and hid him over the war's course. The tension mounts as it becomes clear that Churchill will not risk an assault to recapture the British soil, and the island-community spirit begins to fray under pressures of hunger, occupation and divided loyalty. Against this backdrop, Lou fights to preserve her family's sense of humanity and to protect the Russian boy as if he was her own.
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| Total FilmStephen PuddicombeThe solemn score, plucky Brits and nasty Nazis are all familiar, but there's a lived-in feel that transcends cliché. |
| The SpectatorDeborah RossIt's the kind of story that has been told countless times, and here it's told in such a perfunctory, plodding way that it brings nothing new to the party. |
| Stuff.co.nzGraeme Tuckett... a modest, timely and mostly admirable film that tells an astonishing story of heroism, as though that heroism was nothing special. |
| The AustralianDavid StrattonThough one or two of the details of what follows don't ring entirely true, Another Mother's Son, directed by Christopher Menaul, succeeds admirably in its depiction of life on Jersey under the Nazis. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawAt first, there is a bit of a familiar taste to this true-life wartime tale. But it becomes something tougher. |
| Dog and WolfAlexa DalbyJenny Seagrove's unglamorous, passionate performance creates a courageous, stubborn woman, brusque at times but full of love, and the centre of close family relationships. |
| Radio TimesTrevor JohnstonThis is a story absolutely worth telling, the closing captions leaving us in no doubt about the heroism of average Channel Islanders during those darkest of hours. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeThere's a suspense prevalent throughout this piece, simply coming off the back of the fact the protagonists are constantly looking over their shoulder, worried one small mistake could cost them their lives. |
| Flicks.co.nzLiam MagurenThe sets and costuming are era-appropriate, but director Christopher Menaul's no-frills approach usually boils down to 'point cameras at actors'. |
| The ListAngie ErrigoA period drama that fails to escape the unmistakable air of a middling ITV3 drama. |