Let Me Go

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Let Me Go

2017

1h 41m

Drama

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A woman reunites with her mother, who abandoned their family during World War II.

Cath Clarke

Guardian

Juliet Stevenson gives a typically excellent performance of bottled up shame and guilt as a woman haunted by the sins of her mother in this low-budget British drama.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 14, 2017

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Francesca Rudkin

New Zealand Herald

While the tone feels uneven, Let Me Go is handsomely shot and filled with brave subject matter - and, thanks to strong performances by Stevenson and Bertling, it leaves you with plenty to ponder.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 27, 2017

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Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

Flaws, contrivances and occasional mis-steps aside, Let Me Go, in its best moments, is a very, very good film indeed.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 2, 2017

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

The intensity of the subjects they address offsets the histrionic tendencies in the film's execution. There's no such defence, though, for the soapy subplots.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2017

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Judy M

Trivial subplots spoiled this film but Juliet Stevenson's acting made me want to watch to the end.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Sandy W

This true story had the potential to be such a powerful film but instead has a sense of stilted flatness to it. The director's fault? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Juliet Stevenson is a stellar actress, probably attracted to this project by the nuanced emotional layers involved in such a complex real human story, but the film just doesn't work despite that or her talent. The side-plot romances are completely irrelevant and only serve as filler which detracts from the main story. Even the incidental music seems off, as if lifted from a different film and borrowed for this one, and I cant quite pinpoint why I feel that way. Shame. The story deserves so much better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Audience Member

I read that juliet stevenson excels in this movie - i think she often excels in movies, however this is a challenging role and she really does it justice. I was absorbed by this film and the characters. unlike a critic i read, i don't mind the distraction of the grandaughter's romance - it is a pretty dark theme so it provides some relief. a Moving and confronting.film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Polly Steele

Director

Lucy Boynton

Emily

Stanley Weber

Serges

Jodhi May

Beth

Juliet Stevenson

Helga

Elizabeth Webster

Dani

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Synopsis

A woman reunites with her mother, who abandoned their family during World War II.

Director: Polly Steele
Producer: Polly Steele, David Broder, Lizzie Pickering
Screenwriter: Polly Steele
Production Co: In Trust Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2021
Runtime: 1h 41m