A Small Light Puts The Focus On Miep Gies

While Anne Frank’s story will be forever known thanks to her diary, A Small Light focuses on the woman who helped the Franks, Miep Gies. “I don’t like being called a hero, because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. Even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room.” – Miep Gies (Bel Powley) Anne Frank’s story has…

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Colin McIvor’s Zoo: Bravery On Display

Based on an inspiring true story of a woman who rescued an elephant from the Belfast Zoo, Zoo showcases bravery in Belfast 1941. Tom Hall (Art Parkinson) has to step it up when his zookeeper father, George Hall (O’Hare) decides to enlist in World War 2.  Tom is only twelve-years-old so this is asking a lot of him.  It’s just Tom and his mother, Emily Hall (Amy Huberman) with George now overseas.  Emily works as…

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The Journey: What happens when Irish opposites meet?

The Journey tells the story of two Irish politicians who couldn’t be further from each other politically. Directed by Nick Hamm from a screenplay written by Colin Bateman, The Journey stars Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Toby Stephens, Catherine McCormack, Ian McElhinney, with Freddie Highmore and John Hurt.  This is one of Hurt’s final appearances on screen as the actor died this past January. This is a film that shows us that it is possible to…

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