An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with
relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war
envelops the world around her.
Director:Kevin Macdonald
Writers:Meg Rosoff (based on the novel by),
Jeremy Brock (screenplay), 3 more credits »
Stars:Saoirse Ronan,
Tom Holland,
George MacKay |
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Storyline
American teenager Elizabeth "Daisy" is sent by her estranged father away
from New York to the countryside of England to stay with her Aunt Penn.
Her distant cousin Isaac welcomes her at the airport and drives her
home. She is introduced to her cousins, seventeen year-old Eddie and
young Piper and to their friend Joe. However Daisy is a resentful, needy
of love and aloof girl who believes that she is cursed and that bad
things happen wherever she goes since her mother died in her delivery.
Aunt Penn is a busy woman who is studying the war scenario in England,
which is on alert due to an imminent terrorist attack, and needs to fly
to Geneva. However, the next morning, a nuclear bomb explodes in London
and the authorities of the United Kingdom declare a state of siege.
Meanwhile Daisy and Eddie fall in love with each other, but they are
separated by the military, which sends girls to one camp and men to
another. Daisy and Eddie promise to meet each other again. In a country
at war, Daisy...
User Reviews
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was a beautiful and artistic movie. I loved all the scenes especially
at the beginning. The country house, the animals, the kids everything in
perfect balance. Even a Series IIA Land Rover, what more could you ask
for. I was hoping to see a friendly badger, but I guess they read the
tea leaves correctly. This movie reminded me a little bit of the "Lord
of the Flies" a movie made during a time of political insanity where
nuclear war hung over everyone's head. They say that artists see things
long before anyone does, so hopefully this movie is a warning of a
potential future outcome which does not have to happen. The acting was
superb, Piper was so brave. Imagine if you could have your first love!
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