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Ladybird Ladybird
UNITED KINGDOM · 1994

Ladybird Ladybird

Ken Loach
child removal and social services domestic violence redemption and second chances refugee experience motherhood and loss
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Synopsis

Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still haunts her.

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