Ladybird Ladybird

Name: Ladybird Ladybird
Released: 1994

Ken Loach

British Kitchen Sink 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.

Year1994

CountryUnited Kingdom

DirectorKen Loach

MovementBritish Kitchen Sink

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