The Leaving of Liverpool (TV Movie 1993) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama, History (original) (raw)
TV Movie
3h
Two English children are uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.Two English children are uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.Two English children are uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.
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I have seen this film twice, but both times are at least 6 years ago (I was 15 at the time). I remember the film as being very touching and one of the few films that have made me cry. Since I can't rent it here anywhere and it hasn't been on telly for a while, I wonder if I would still experience the film the same way. I think I would, because from just the fact that children were being shipped to the other end of world is shocking enough (and knowing such things have actually happened), the sexual abuse and punishments are not even necessary to make the film confronting.
Since it had subtitles here in the Netherlands, I haven't had any problems with the heavy accent that other posters talked about. But now that I have lived in England myself, I would like to see it again and see if I could understand it. I'm afraid I'll have to wait till it's on television again.
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By what name was The Leaving of Liverpool (1993) officially released in Canada in English?