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Let Me Go

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

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Cath Clarke Guardian 09/14/2017
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Francesca Rudkin New Zealand Herald 12/27/2017
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ 11/02/2017
3.5/5
Flaws, contrivances and occasional mis-steps aside, Let Me Go, in its best moments, is a very, very good film indeed. Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 09/18/2017
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Sandy W 08/15/2023 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. See more 04/02/2018 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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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Movie Info

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